Monarto South railway station

Monarto South
Coordinates 35°07′25″S 139°07′37″E / 35.12369°S 139.12708°E / -35.12369; 139.12708Coordinates: 35°07′25″S 139°07′37″E / 35.12369°S 139.12708°E / -35.12369; 139.12708
Operated by Australian National
Line(s) Adelaide-Wolseley
Sedan
Distance 82.2 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Closed

Monarto South railway station was located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian town of Monarto South.

History

On 13 October 1919, Monarto South became a junction station with the opening of the Sedan line.[1][2] It briefly became a break of gauge station in 1995 when the Adelaide to Wolseley line was gauge converted to standard gauge.[3] This ceased when the Sedan line was also converted as far as its them terminus at Apamurra in November 1995.[4][5][6]

Today the station has been demolished, but a 1,550 metre crossing loop remains in use.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Monarto to Sedan Railway Adelaide Advertiser 11 October 1919
  2. ↑ Sedan South Australian History
  3. ↑ Port Augusta track extension project Pichi Richi Railway
  4. ↑ "SA Murray Lands Renaissance" Railway Digest page 15
  5. ↑ "South Australia" Railway Digest July 1996 page 37
  6. ↑ Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 53, 56. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
  7. ↑ Monarto South - Monteith track diagram SA Track & Signal
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