A series on South Australian Rail (known as SAR) sidings/stations infrastructure that have closed along many of the mainlines and branch lines that once opened the state’s regions.
Placed on walking/bike tracks where the disused rail corridors have been converted for public use.
Branch line Moonta to Balaklava
History
A line built in stages that had two different gauges starting in 1862, later in 1927 one of the gauges was converted to Broad Gauge. In 1984 this line was closed with a small section used by a tourist operator until 2009.
This line included the following sidings/stations Moonta, Crossroads, Wallaroo, Kadina Racecourse, Kadina, Thrington, Paskeville, Melton, South Hummocks, Port Wakefield, Bowmans, Saints and Balaklava.
Status closed and partly dismantled.
Port Wakefield Station
Came into existence in 1850 and received its name from the River Wakefield, discovered in 1838 by William Hill who christened it in honour of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, originator of the system of colonization under which South Australia was founded.
Owner froghoppin
Beta Testers Mattycat, The Kellygang