Balhannah railway station, South Australia
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Balhannah railway station is a railway station on the Adelaide-Melbourne line, but is now not in use. The station is in the Adelaide Hills
town of Balhannah
, and is located 45.8 km (28.5 mi) by railway from Adelaide Railway Station
.
The station opened in April 1883, originally with three platforms, the main platform of which had a weatherboard signal cabin, ticket office and the resident engineers office, like the one at Ambleside
.
The island platform had a shelter shed, this smaller platform has been removed but is unclear when, probably c. 1995.
The goods platform and goods shed still remain.
The yard layout has been rationalised in recent years, with the removal of the dead end siding at the Melbourne end of the yard, and the conversion of the goods siding to a dead-end siding, now used to stable track machines.
The 80 metre long platform has since been fenced off due to safety and vandalism.
Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills are part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is unofficially centred on the largest town in the area, Mount Barker, which has a population of around 29,000 and is also one of Australia's fastest growing towns.- History :The...
town of Balhannah
Balhannah, South Australia
Balhannah is a town in the Adelaide Hills about 30 km southeast of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It was established in 1839 as a farming community. The fruit cold store built in 1914 was one of the first in Australia and is still in use. It is on the main interstate railway between...
, and is located 45.8 km (28.5 mi) by railway from Adelaide Railway Station
Adelaide Railway Station
Adelaide Railway Station is the central terminus of the Adelaide Metro railway system. It is at on the north side of North Terrace, west of Parliament House. The Adelaide Casino is in part of the building that is no longer required for the station....
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The station opened in April 1883, originally with three platforms, the main platform of which had a weatherboard signal cabin, ticket office and the resident engineers office, like the one at Ambleside
Ambleside railway station, South Australia
Ambleside railway station was located about 43.5 km by railway from Adelaide Railway Station, on the Adelaide-Melbourne line. It was located in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Balhannah. The year in which the station closed is not known, possibly in the 1960s....
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The island platform had a shelter shed, this smaller platform has been removed but is unclear when, probably c. 1995.
The goods platform and goods shed still remain.
The yard layout has been rationalised in recent years, with the removal of the dead end siding at the Melbourne end of the yard, and the conversion of the goods siding to a dead-end siding, now used to stable track machines.
The 80 metre long platform has since been fenced off due to safety and vandalism.