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Former railway station in South Australia, Australia

This article is about the railway station in Peake, Australia. For the railway station in Peake, Ireland, see Peake railway station.
Peake
The former station master's house at Peake (2017)
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Peake, South Australia
Coordinates35°21′57″S 139°57′10″E / 35.3657842750745°S 139.9526726109763°E / -35.3657842750745; 139.9526726109763
Operated bySouth Australian Railways
Line(s)Pinnaroo line
Distance147 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Closed1968
Services
Preceding station Aurizon Following station
Sherlocktowards Adelaide Pinnaroo railway line, South Australia Geraniumtowards Panitya

Peake railway station was located on the Pinnaroo railway line. It served the town of Peake, South Australia.

History

It is unclear when the station opened. It was a refreshment station on the line and was named after Archibald Henry Peake, the governor of South Australia at that time. The station closed to regular passengers in 1968 and the line became disused in July 2015.

References

  1. Peake
  2. Peake railway station master's home on the Pinnaroo Line. South Australia
  3. Pinnaroo line
  4. Freight Study & Rail Operations Investigation Archived 16 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Flywheel Advisory 17 November 2014
  5. Strathearn, Peri (21 May 2015). "End of line for Murraylands, Mallee grain trains". The Murray Valley Standard. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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