Status Closed Continues from Balaklava-Moonta line | Termini Kadina
Brinkworth | |
System South Australian Railways Locale Mid North, South Australia Continues as Hamley Bridge-Gladstone line | ||
The Kadina-Brinkworth railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network.
History
The first section of the line opened on 1 October 1879 from Kadina to Snowtown, branching off from the Balaklava-Moonta line. It was extended to Brinkworth on 2 July 1894 where it joined the Hamley Bridge-Gladstone line. On 1 August 1927, the line was gauge converted from 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) to 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in).
The section from Kadina to Snowtown was converted to dual gauge on 2 December 1982 with an extra 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) rail laid following the conversion of the Adelaide-Port Augusta line. The Snowtown to Brinkworth section closed on 20 February 1990 followed by the rest of the line on 3 March 1993.
References
Kadina-Brinkworth railway line Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA