Coorara is a closed railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. It was a ground level stopping place during the passenger transport days of this line, and a 1965 reference mentioned that it was no longer used at that date.[citation needed]

Coorara
General information
LocationCnr Bains Rd & Vanstone Ave, Morphett Vale
Australia
Coordinates35°07′21″S 138°31′48″E / 35.12243°S 138.5299°E / -35.12243; 138.5299
Owned bySouth Australian Railways
Operated bySouth Australian Railways
Line(s)Willunga railway line
Distance19 miles 10 chains (30.8 km)[1]
Platforms1 side
Train operatorsSouth Australian Railways
History
Opened20 January 1915 (1915-01-20)
Closed29 April 1969 (1969-04-29)
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
Pimpala
towards Adelaide
Willunga railway line Morphett Vale
towards Willunga

km
0.0
Adelaide
21.4
Hallett Cove
Hallett Cove (original site)
1915–74
Patpa
26.4
Happy Valley
28.2
Reynella
29.6
Pimpala
30.8
Coorara
32.2
Morphett Vale
Yetto
34.5
Hackham
Korro
38.9
Noarlunga
Seaford Meadows
Seaford
Moana
to Aldinga
(corridor reserved)
Tuni
McLaren Vale
Pikkara
Willunga

The stop is now completely disused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972.

References edit

  1. ^ "Placename Details: Coorara Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 3 June 2013. SA0015852. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  • Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No 336, October 1965