Marree railway station

Marree railway station was located on the Central Australia Railway serving the South Australian town of Marree.

Marree
Marree Railway Station building (2013)
Coordinates29.38°S 138.03°E / -29.38; 138.03
Operated byAustralian National
Line(s)Central Australia Railway
Distance709 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened7 February 1884
Closed31 December 1980
Rebuilt27 July 1957

History

Marree station opened on 7 February 1884 as Hergott Springs as the terminus of the Central Australia Railway when it was extended from Farina. The line was extended to Coward Springs on 1 February 1888. The station was renamed in 1917.[1][2] In 1891, the line was extended north to Oodnadatta, ultimately reaching Alice Springs in 1929.[3]

On 27 July 1957, Marree became a dual gauge junction station, when the narrow gauge line from Peterborough was replaced by the standard gauge Stirling North to Marree line. It closed in 1980 when a new standard gauge line opened from Tarcoola to Alice Springs and the line was curtailed to Leigh Creek.[1][4]

Three NSU class locomotives have been preserved at the station.

Two NSU class locomotives at Marree in 2013

References
  1. Bromby, Robin (2004). The Railway Age in Australia. South Melbourne: Thomas Lothan. p. 64. ISBN 0 734407 15 7.
  2. Port Augusta to Marree Chris' Commonwealth Railways
  3. The Ghan South Australian History
  4. Leigh Creek Coalfield line SA Track & Signal
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