Cooke Plains railway station

Cooke Plains
Former Australian National regional rail
General information
Coordinates	35.3778°S 139.5590°E / -35.3778; 139.5590
Operated by	South Australian Railways 1886 - 1978 Australian National 1978-1990
Line(s)	Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance	137 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed and demolished
History
Opened	1 May 1886
Closed	31 December 1990
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station Tailem Bend towards Adelaide Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Coomandook towards Serviceton

Cooke Plains railway station was located in the town of Cooke Plains, about 137 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

Cooke Plains station was located between Tailem Bend and Coomandook on the Adelaide-Wolseley line, and opened in 1886 as part of the extension from Nairne to Bordertown.[1] The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton.[2] The original station was replaced with a smaller brick building and platform in later years. This station design was also used at other stations on the Tailem Bend-Wolseley section of the line. The station closed on 31 December 1990 upon cessation of all AN intrastate services in South Australia. It has since been demolished.^[citation needed]

References

1. "THE OVERLAND RAILWAY". Adelaide Observer. Vol. XLIII, no. 2316. South Australia. 20 February 1886. p. 33. Retrieved 30 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
2. Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.

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