Pooraka railway station

Pooraka railway station was located approximately 12.9 km by rail from Adelaide on the now closed Northfield branch line.

Pooraka
Location	west of Gawler Road Pooraka
Line(s)	Northfield railway line
Distance	12.9 km from Adelaide
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	demolished
History
Opened	1913
Closed	29 May 1987
Services
Preceding station   TransAdelaide   Following station Cavan toward Adelaide Northfield line Northfield Terminus

History

The station opened as Abattoirs railway station on 12 July 1913, at the same time the Gepps Cross Abattoirs opened adjacent to the station. The station was located just to the west of Gawler Road[1] (later Main North Road), and the name was changed to Pooraka probably to match the name of the local suburb on 5 December 1940.[2][3] (Note that the 1949 edition of Gregory's Street Directory of Adelaide and Suburbs however still retains the old station name[1]).

Pooraka closed as an attended station on 22 October 1982, and the station was closed to passengers on 29 May 1987[3] but some cattle trains still used the nearby stock ramp sidings until the early 1990s. The signal cabin and station shelter were demolished but both platforms are still in place, but heavily overgrown.

References

1. "Open Street Map Australia". www.osmaustralia.org. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
2. Rudall, R.J. (5 December 1940). "ALTERATION OF NAMES OF TOWNS" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1286. Retrieved 6 June 2018. (the list of towns also include a bay, some creeks and an island as well as the Abattoirs railway station.)
3. "A Brief History of the Dry Creek to Stockade Railway". Catch Point. May 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

External links

• Pooraka station
• Northfield Railway Line - Pooraka
• Pooraka station (ruins)