Bordertown railway station
Railway station in South Australia
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Bordertown railway station is located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line in Bordertown, Australia.
Bordertown | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastbound view, October 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Hay Avenue, Bordertown | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′38″S 140°46′38″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Journey Beyond | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Adelaide-Wolseley | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 293.90 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The railway arrived in Bordertown on 22 September 1881 when the Kingston SE to Narracoorte line was extended north.[1] It was connected via rail to Adelaide in 1886 with the arrival of the Adelaide-Wolseley line. The current station was built in 1914.[2]
The railway station was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 22 September 1994.
Services
The only passenger rail service which stops at the station is Journey Beyond's twice weekly Overland service operating between Adelaide and Melbourne.[3]