Truro | |
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Truro Railway Station, ( circa 1930 ) | |
General information | |
Location | Railway Terrace, Truro, South Australia |
Coordinates | 34°24′28″S 139°07′40″E / 34.407817703089634°S 139.1278095051764°E / -34.407817703089634; 139.1278095051764 |
Operated by | Australian National |
Line(s) | Truro line |
Distance | 94.9 kilometres from Adelaide |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Ground |
Other information | |
Status | Closed |
History | |
Opened | 24 September 1917 |
Closed | December 1968 |
Truro railway station was the terminus of the Truro railway line. It served the town of Truro, South Australia.
History
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Truro station opened on 24 September 1917 with the opening of the branch line from Nuriootpa. The station consisted of a galvanised iron station building, goods shed, turntables and railway yards.
The station closed to regular passengers in December 1968. By the 1970s, the Truro line had become the branch line. The line through Truro was closed by 1987 and dismantled.
References
- "The Truro Railway". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 26 September 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- Train station at Truro, South Australia
- HERITAGE SURV EY OF THE LOWER NORTH
- TRURO