Gladstone railway station, South Australia
Gladstone | |
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![]() Gladstone yard in March 1986 | |
Location | Port Street, Gladstone |
Coordinates | 33°16′11″S 138°21′28″E / 33.2697°S 138.3578°ECoordinates: 33°16′11″S 138°21′28″E / 33.2697°S 138.3578°E |
Operated by | Journey Beyond |
Line(s) | Crystal Brook-Broken Hill |
Platforms | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Ground |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
History | |
Opened | 1876 |
Gladstone railway station is located on the Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line in Gladstone, South Australia.[1]
History[]
Gladstone station opened in 1876 when a line opened from Port Pirie in the west, it was later extended east to Peterborough and ultimately Broken Hill. In 1888, a line was built north to Laura and ultimately Wilmington. When the Hamley Bridge line from Balaklava in the south reached Gladstone in 1894, it became a four-way junction station. All were built as narrow gauge lines.[2][3]
In 1927, the line from the south was converted to broad gauge, making Gladstone a break of gauge station. As part of the standardisation project, the line between Port Augusta and Broken Hill was converted to standard gauge in 1969, thus Gladstone became a junction for three gauges.[2][3]
By 1993, the lines to the north and south had closed, and today is only served by the standard gauge Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line.[2]
Services[]
Journey Beyond's weekly Indian Pacific service between Sydney and Perth passes through Gladstone but does not stop.[4]
References[]
- ^ Crystal Brook - Broken Hill map SA Track & Signal
- ^ a b c Gladstone Archived 28 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine National Railway Museum
- ^ a b Gladstone's Railway History Gladstone
- ^ "Indian Pacific timetable". Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions. 1 April 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Gladstone railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Flickr gallery
- Johnny's Pages gallery
- Railway stations in South Australia
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1876