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Former railway station in South Australia, Australia

Condowie
General information
Operated byAustralian National
Line(s)Kadina-Brinkworth line
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed and demolished
History
Opened2 July 1894
Closed1968 (passengers)
20 February 1990 (freight)
Services
Preceding station Australian National Railways Commission Following station
BrinkworthTerminus Kadina-Brinkworth railway line Snowtowntowards Kadina

Condowie railway station was located on the Kadina-Brinkworth railway line in the locality of Condowie, South Australia.

History

Condowie station opened on 2 July 1894 when the railway line was extended from Snowtown to Brinkworth as narrow gauge. The line through Condowie was gauge converted to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) on 1 August 1927. The station closed to regular passengers by 1972. The line through Condowie closed on 20 February 1990; there is no longer any trace of the station.

References

  1. "Snowtown, a Railway Crossroads". Snowtown Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. "Railways – Gladstone SA". Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. "Interactive Maps of Railways and Colonisation in South Australia". railmapsa.au. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 56, 58. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.

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