Peebinga railway station

Peebinga
General information
Location	Railway Terrace, Peebinga, South Australia
Operated by	Australian National
Line(s)	Peebinga line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed and demolished
History
Opened	18 December 1914
Closed	7 December 1990
Services
Preceding station Australian National Railways Commission Following station Mootatunga towards Adelaide Peebinga railway line Terminus

Peebinga railway station was the terminus of the Peebinga railway line. It served the rural town of Peebinga, South Australia.

History

Peebinga railway station opened on 14 December 1914 when the line was built from a junction with the Barmera line at Karoonda. The line extended eastward through the Murray Mallee region, ultimately terminating at Peebinga, located just two kilometres from the Victorian state border.[1] The station consisted of a shelter and a goods platform.[2]

In 1927–28, consideration was given to extending the Peebinga railway line across the state border into Victoria and then northward to Morkalla. This extension would have connected with what later became the Victorian Railways' Morkalla railway line, which at that time terminated at Meringur.[3]

The last passenger train to use the station was a RTA group special.[4] The line closed on 7 December 1990; there is no longer any trace of the station.[5][6]

References

1. Murray Railways Waikerie line recommended 21 September 1912
2. Peebinga Railway Station 28 February 1919
3. "The Man on the Land". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 24 August 1928. p. 16. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
4. RTA Group Peebinga
5. Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 55. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
6. Bromby, Robin (2006). Ghost Railways of Australia. Sydney: Lothian Books. pp. 74–75. ISBN 0-7344-0923-0.