Carripook railway station
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Carripook | |||||||||||
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 A light engine train passing the former Carripook station site in October 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kain Avenue, Bridgewater | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′31″S 138°45′05″E / 35.0086°S 138.7515°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | State Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Adelaide-Wolseley | ||||||||||
| Distance | 36.36 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Closed | 23 September 1987 | ||||||||||
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Carripook railway station was located on the Adelaide-Wolseley line serving the Adelaide Hills suburb of Bridgewater to the east of the Kain Avenue level crossing.[1] It was located 36.3 km from Adelaide station, at an elevation of 396 metres (1,299 ft).
History
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It is unclear when Carripook station was opened, but it was in service by 1935.[2] It consisted of one 67 metre platform with a waiting shelter.
The station closed on 23 September 1987, when the State Transport Authority withdrew Bridgewater line services between Belair and Bridgewater. It was probably demolished around 1995 when the railway line was converted from broad to standard gauge.
References
[edit]- ^ Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 247. ISBN 0-909650-29-2.
- ^ "South Australian Railways: Cheaper Rail Fares". The Advertiser. 6 September 1935. p. 25. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- South Australian Railways Working Timetable Book No. 265 effective 10:00am, Sunday, 30 June 1974.