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Comment: Brinkworth_railway_station is a redirect to Brinkworth,_Wiltshire#Brinkworth_railway_station. You may want to create a disambiguation page to distinguish between the station in England and the one in South Australia. Лисан аль-Гаиб (talk) 05:46, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
Brinkworth | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Main Street, Brinkworth, South Australia |
| Owned by | South Australian Railways 1860 - 1978 Australian National 1978 - 1990 |
| Line(s) | Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line |
| Distance | 155 kilometres from Adelaide railway station |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Other information | |
| Status | demolished |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 July 1894 |
| Closed | 20 February 1990 |
Brinkworth railway station was located in the town of Brinkworth, South Australia. It was located on the Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line and was a junction for the Kadina-Brinkworth railway line.
History
editOpening
editTwo railway lines from the towns of Blyth and Snowtown were agreed to reach the township of Brinkworth in 1892 and soon opened in 1894. The second class timber station building was constructed at Brinkworth containing waiting rooms, luggage rooms and porter's rooms, residences for the station master, porters and foreman[1]. The railway lines were originally constructed as 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge but were converted to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge on 1 August 1927[2]. The station was eventually described as the Great Junction of the Blyth, Snowtown and Gladstone Railways [3].
Closure and demolition
editIn 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure was included in the transfer of South Australian Railways to Australian National. The line from Blyth through to Gladstone was closed on 29 March 1989 followed by the remaining line to Snowtown on 20 February 1990. The station building was demolished in November 1996, being badly affected by white ants [4].
References
edit- ^ "Brinkworth. Information board and photograph of the now demolished and removed Brinkworth Railway Station". 24 May 2018.
- ^ "'THE BIG PUSH.' BROAD GAUGE EXTENDING. Gladstone's Historic Day". The Register. Adelaide. 1 August 1927. p. 9 – via Trove.
- ^ "Brinkworth Historical Walk". Walking SA.
- ^ "Brinkworth. Information booth and old SAR railways sign at the site of the former Brinkworth Railway Station". 24 May 2018.
External links
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