Long Plains railway station explained

Long Plains railway station was located on the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line serving the small township of Long Plains in South Australia.

History

Long Plains railway station opened on 20 April 1917. The government-owned South Australian Railways started to build the broad-gauge Salisbury–Long Plains line, branching off the Main North line, in 1915; it was completed in 1917. The line was later extended to Redhill from 1917 to 1925, and again from there to Port Pirie in 1937. In the latter year, the Commonwealth Railways extended its standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway line from Port Augusta south to Port Pirie.^[1] The line was converted from broad gauge to standard gauge in 1982.^[2]

Closure

Regular passenger services to Port Pirie ceased in the early 1980s,^[2] after which the station was demolished. No trace of the facilities remain.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Long Plains railway station . 2024 . History Trust of South Australia . 9 October 2024.
2. The History of the Australian National Railways Commission, Part 1: 1978–1990 . Ramsay . John . 2008 . Proceedings of the 20nn Convention . Adelaide . Modelling the Railways of South Australia .