Laura railway station

Former railway station in South Australia, Australia

Preceding station Australian National Railways Commission Following station
Gladstone
Terminus
 Wilmington railway line Stone Hut
towards Wilmington

Laura railway station was located on the Wilmington railway line. It served the town of Laura, South Australia.

History

Laura railway station opened on 2 June 1884 as the short lived terminus of the Wilmington line.[1] The line was later extended to Booleroo Centre on 13 April 1910,[2] and to Wilmington on 20 July 1915.[3][4] Laura railway station consisted of four rooms for the use of the station aster, a large booking office, a ladies'waiting-room, and accommodation for the porters. A railway yard was later added consisting of a goods shed, turntables and other necessary accommodations. [5]

With the conversion of the Port Pirie to Broken Hill line from narrow to standard gauge in 1969, the line became an isolated narrow gauge railway leading to the cessation of passenger services. [6] The line closed completely on 13 March 1990; [4][7] there is no longer any trace of the station.

References

  1. ^ "Gladstone and Laura Railway". Adelaide Observer. Vol. XLI, no. 2227. South Australia. 7 June 1884. p. 33. Retrieved 27 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Laura-Booleroo Centre Railway". Mount Barker Courier And Onkaparinga And Gumeracha Advertiser. Vol. 30, no. 1539. South Australia. 15 April 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "A New Railway". The Advertiser. Vol. LVIII, no. 17, 712. South Australia. 22 July 1915. p. 10. Retrieved 27 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ a b Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 58. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
  5. ^ GLADSTONE AND LAURA RAILWAy 7 June 1884
  6. ^ G F Vincent. "South Australia's Mixed Gauge Muddle" (PDF). National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Gladstone's Railway History". Gladstone, Southern Flinders Ranges, SA. August 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2016.