Lameroo railway station

Lameroo
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Lameroo, South Australia
Coordinates35°19′50″S 140°30′58″E / 35.33057827959299°S 140.51616146776607°E / -35.33057827959299; 140.51616146776607
Operated bySouth Australian Railways
Line(s)Pinnaroo line
Distance202 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened14 September 1906
Closed1968
Services
Preceding station Aurizon Following station
Wilkawatt
towards Adelaide
Pinnaroo railway line, South Australia Parilla
towards Panitya

Lameroo railway station was located on the Pinnaroo railway line. It served the town of Lameroo, South Australia.

History

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Lameroo railway station opened on 14 September 1906 when the railway line was opened from Tailem Bend to Pinnaroo.[1] When opened, the station consisted of a main building (an iron shed) and a platform.[2] A goods shed was erected in 1908.[3] The station was rebuilt around 1914.[4] The station closed to regular passengers in 1968.[5] In July 2015, the line through Lameroo became disused after rail haulage was supplanted by road transport.[6][7] The station office has been preserved as a railway museum.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 53, 56. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
  2. ^ Lameroo Railway Station
  3. ^ Railway Matters
  4. ^ New Railway Station 4 December 1914
  5. ^ Pinnaroo line
  6. ^ Freight Study & Rail Operations Investigation Archived 16 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Flywheel Advisory 17 November 2014
  7. ^ Strathearn, Peri (21 May 2015). "End of line for Murraylands, Mallee grain trains". The Murray Valley Standard. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  8. ^ Lameroo