Avenue railway station
Former railway station in South Australia, Australia
| Preceding station | Australian National Railways Commission | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucindale towards Naracoorte | Kingston-Naracoorte railway line | Reedy Creek towards Kingston SE | ||
Avenue railway station was located on the Kingston SE railway line. It served the locality of Avenue Range, South Australia.
History
An isolated line was authorised by the South-Eastern Railway Act in 1871 and completed in 1876 from the port at Kingston SE inland via Lucindale to Naracoorte as narrow gauge. For the first six months after the line was completed, no locomotives were available, so wagons on the line were towed by horses. It was converted to broad gauge with a new terminus one kilometre east of Kingston, on the edge of the port township in 1957 [1] although it is unclear when Avenue station was opened.
In 1941, the station was burnt down by a fire. [2]
The line through Avenue was closed on 28 November 1987 and was removed on 15 September 1991; [3] The station shelter remains at the site in a dismantled condition.
References
- ^ Bell, Peter; Marsden, Susan (29 September 2010). "Kingston SE – An Overview History". Professional Historians Australia (SA) Inc. p. 21. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Avenue Railway Station Destroyed by Fire. 4 March 1941
- ^ Diesel Days on the Kingston S.E. Goods Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, October, 1997 pp356-364
