Renmark railway station was located on the Barmera railway line. It served the town of Renmark, South Australia.
Renmark | |||||||||||
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| Operated by | Australian National | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Barmera line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed and mostly demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1927 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1990 | ||||||||||
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History
editRenmark railway station opened in 1927 as the short lived terminus of the Brown's Well railway line, which was soon extended to Barmera with the first passenger train running on 1 August 1928.[1][2] The station consisted of a railway yard,[3] a main building and a platform.[4] The line through Renmark closed in 1990; most of the station yard has been demolished except for the goods crane.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Renmark to Barmera". Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record. Renmark, SA: National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Renmark railway". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 29 January 1927. p. 11. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ RENMARK RAILWAY-STATION. Renmark railway station 19 February 1927
- ^ Renmark Railway Station
- ^ "River Memories # 10 - Renmark Railway Station". Geocaching. Retrieved 24 August 2024.