Freeling railway station was located on the Morgan railway line in the town of Freeling.
Freeling | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34°27′18″S 138°48′27″E / 34.455090964983164°S 138.80760068445062°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | South Australian Railways 1860 - 1978 Australian National 19878 - 1994 | ||||||||||
Operated by | South Australian Railways 1860- 1978 Australian National 1878 - 1968 | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Morgan railway line | ||||||||||
Distance | 68 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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Status | Closed | ||||||||||
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History
editFreeling railway station opened on 13 August 1960 with the opening of the first section of the Morgan railway line to Kapunda.[1] It was extended to Morgan on 23 September 1878. The station consisted of a shunting yard, goods crane, a house for the clerk, goods shed, waiting rooms and a station building with a similar design to the one that existed at Salisbury. [2] An accident occurred at Freeling on 4 April 1891 when an elderly man named Richard Green was killed by a train at a crossing north of the station. [3] An another accident occurred in 1913 when a train bound for Kapunda was washed away off the tracks at a nearby township of Fords.[4] It was operated by South Australian Railways until 1978 when it was transferred to Australian National. Passenger services ceased in December 1968 with the line closing in the 1990s.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Opening of the Kapunda railway 13 August 1860
- ^ The railway between Gawler and Kapunda 23 June 1860
- ^ Railway accident at Freeling 4 April 1891
- ^ Swept Away-The Steam Engine Driver
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