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Port Pirie Junction railway station 
Summary
Port Pirie Junction railway station was located in the city of Port Pirie in South Australia.
Port Pirie Junction | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Railway Terrace, Solomontown, South Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°11′28″S 138°01′17″E / 33.191108703°S 138.021301269°E |
| Operated by | Commonwealth Railways South Australian Railways |
| Line(s) | Trans-Australian Railway Adelaide-Port Pirie Port Pirie-Cockburn |
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| History | |
| Opened | 23 July 1937 |
| Closed | 12 November 1967 |
History edit
Port Pirie Junction station opened on 23 July 1937 when the Commonwealth Railways standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway was extended south from Port Augusta, and the South Australian Railways line broad gauge north from Redhill to a new break of gauge station in the Port Pirie suburb of Solomontown.[1][2][3]
On 12 November 1967, it was replaced by Port Pirie (Mary Elie Street) station and later demolished.
References edit
- ^ Solomontown Railway Station Adelaide Advertiser 14 July 1937
- ^ Port Pirie Archived 2016-02-28 at the Wayback Machine National Railway Museum
- ^ Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 57. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.