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Marree railway station

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Operated by
  
Australian National

Status
  
Closed

Opened
  
7 February 1884

Platforms in use
  
1

Structure type
  
Ground

Closed
  
31 December 1980

Rebuilt
  
27 July 1957

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Line(s)
  
Central Australia Railway

Distance
  
709 kilometres from Adelaide

Operator
  
Australian National Railways Commission

Marree railway station was located on the Central Australia Railway serving the South Australian town of Marree.

History

Marree station opened on 7 February 1884 as Hergott Springs as the terminus of the Central Australia Railway when it was extended from Farina. The line was extended to Coward Springs on 1 February 1888. The station was renamed in 1917. In 1891, the line was extended north to Oodnadatta, ultimately reaching Alice Springs in 1929.

On 27 July 1957, Marree became a dual gauge junction station, when the narrow gauge line from Peterborough was replaced by the standard gauge Stirling North to Marree line. It closed in 1980 when a new standard gauge line opened from Tarcoola to Alice Springs and the line was curtailed to Leigh Creek.

Three NSU class locomotives have been preserved at the station.

References

Marree railway station Wikipedia