Structure type Ground Opened 2 January 1889 Rebuilt 1905 | Status Converted to museum Owner Southern & Silverton Rail | |
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Location Blende Street, Broken Hill Owned by Silverton Tramway Company Operated by Silverton Tramway Company Line(s) Silverton Tramway
Tarrawingee Tramway | ||
Sulphide Street railway station was the terminus of the Silverton Tramway in New South Wales, Australia. It served the city of Broken Hill.
History
Sulphide Street station opened on 2 January 1889 as the terminus of the Silverton Tramway from Cockburn. In 1905, a new station building was built. From 1891 until 1929 Sulphide Street was also served by the Tarrawingee Tramway. The station closed on 9 January 1970 when the Silverton Tramway was replaced with the standard gauge line extended to South Australia via Broken Hill station.
The station reopened in the late 1970s as a museum. Among the exhibits are Silverton Rail locomotives Y1 and W24, South Australian Railways T181 and a Silver City Comet set.
References
Sulphide Street railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA