Kadina–Brinkworth railway line

Former railway line in South Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Kadina–Brinkworth railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network.

StatusClosed
Termini
Continues fromBalaklava-Moonta line
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Kadina–Brinkworth railway line
An Aurizon grain train loading at Viterra Snowtown in November 2023, the last active section of the former Kadina-Brinkworth line
Overview
StatusClosed
LocaleMid North, South Australia
Termini
Continues fromBalaklava-Moonta line
Continues asHamley Bridge-Gladstone line
Service
SystemSouth Australian Railways
Operator(s)South Australian Railways
Australian National
History
OpenedKadina-Snowtown: 1 October 1879
Snowtown-Brinkworth: 2 July 1894
ClosedSnowtown-Brinkworth: 20 February 1990
Kadina-Snowtown: 3 March 1993
Technical
Line length95.3 km (59.2 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Old gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map

Brinkworth
Condowie
Snowtown
Barunga Gap
Bute
Mona
Willamulka
Kadina
dual gauge Balaklava–Moonta line
Wallaroo Mines
Wallaroo

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History

The first section of the line opened on 1 October 1879 from Kadina to Snowtown, branching off from the Balaklava-Moonta line. It was extended to Brinkworth on 2 July 1894 where it joined the Hamley Bridge-Gladstone line. On 1 August 1927, the line was gauge converted from 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) to 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in).[2][3]

The section from Kadina to Snowtown was converted to dual gauge on 2 December 1982 with an extra 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) rail laid following the conversion of the Adelaide-Port Augusta line. The Snowtown to Brinkworth section closed on 20 February 1990 followed by the rest of the line on 3 March 1993.[3]

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