Robertstown railway line

Robertstown railway line
Overview
System South Australian Railways
Status Closed & removed
Termini Eudunda
Robertstown
Continues from Morgan line
Operation
Opened 9 December 1914
Closed 25 September 1990
Operator(s) South Australian Railways
Australian National
Technical
Line length 21.6 km (13.4 mi)
Track gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Route map

Legend
Robertstown
Point Pass
Morgan line
Eudunda
to Gawler & Adelaide

The Robertstown railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. It opened on 9 December 1914 from a junction with the Morgan line at Eudunda running 21.6 kilometres via Point Pass to Robertstown.[1] The last train operated in 1986[2] with the line formally closed on 25 September 1990.[3] It has since been lifted.

References

  1. ↑ "Robertson Railway". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 10 December 1914. p. 9. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Mary Eberhard. "The last wheat train leaves Robertstown, 1986" (photograph). Johnny's Pages. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 55. ISBN 0 909650 49 7.
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