Location Port Street, Gladstone Structure type Ground Opened 1876 | Operated by Great Southern Rail Status Unstaffed Platforms in use 1 | |
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Line(s) Crystal Brook-Broken Hill Address Gladstone SA 5473, Australia Similar Gladstone Caravan Park, Conyngh Cottage Accommo, Smith's Farm Stay, Laura Brewery Bed & Br, Edie's O'Nite Accommo | ||
Gladstone railway station is located on the Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line in Gladstone, South Australia.
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History
Gladstone station opened in 1876 when a line opened from Port Pirie in the west, it was later extended east to Peterborough and ultimately Broken Hill. In 1888, a line was built north to Laura and ultimately Wilmington. When a line from Balaklava in the south reached Gladstone in 1894, it became a four-way junction station. All were built as narrow gauge lines.
In 1927, the line from the south was converted to broad gauge, making Gladstone a break of gauge station. As part of the standardisation project, the line between Port Augusta and Broken Hill was converted to standard gauge in 1969, thus Gladstone became a junction for three gauges.
By 1993, the lines to the north and south had closed, and today is only served by the standard gauge Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line.
Services
The only passenger rail service which stops at the station is Great Southern Rail's weekly Indian Pacific service operating between Sydney and Perth.