Southern Cross railway station, Western Australia

Southern Cross
Location	Three Boys Road, Southern Cross
Coordinates	31°13′50″S 119°19′40″E / 31.230556°S 119.327778°E / -31.230556; 119.327778Coordinates: 31°13′50″S 119°19′40″E / 31.230556°S 119.327778°E / -31.230556; 119.327778
Owned by	Transwa
Operated by	Transwa
Line(s)	Eastern Goldfields Railway
Distance	403.00 kilometres from Perth
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	1 July 1894 (original)
Closed	1970s (original)
Rebuilt	1 May 1967 (current)
Services
Preceding station Transwa Following station Moorine Rock towards East Perth Prospector Koolyanobbing towards Kalgoorlie

Southern Cross railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It serves the town of Southern Cross.

History[]

Southern Cross opened as the original terminus of Eastern Goldfields Railway on 1 July 1894. In 1896, the line was extended east to Coolgardie.^[1] It became a junction station when a line to Wyalkatchem opened.^[2]

When a new standard gauge Eastern Goldfields Railway was built, it bypassed the town. The old narrow gauge line closed in the mid 1970s and the old station was closed and demolished.^[2] A new station opened on the standard gauge line on 1 May 1967. To the west of the station lies a yard to serve a grain silo.^[3]

Services[]

The Prospector service, which runs each way between East Perth and Kalgoorlie once or twice each day, stops at Southern Cross.^[4]

The Indian Pacific also passes here, running once or twice a week (depending on the time of year) each way between East Perth and Sydney Central, but does not stop at the station.

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