Monteith railway station

Monteith railway station was located in the locality of Monteith, about 110 kilometres from Adelaide station.

Monteith
Former Australian National regional rail
General information
Coordinates	35.18°S 139.38°E / -35.18; 139.38
Operated by	South Australian Railways
Line(s)	Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance	110 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed and demolished
History
Opened	1 May 1911
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station Murray Bridge towards Adelaide Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Tailem Bend towards Serviceton

History

Monteith station was located between Murray Bridge and Tailem Bend on the Adelaide to Wolseley line. The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton.^[1] After the town was established in 1909, a meeting was held by the residents where it was unanimously decided that a railway station was needed to serve the town.^[2] While the townspeople wanted the station at the 66 mile (106 km) mark, SAR opted to build the station at the 68 mile (110 km) mark.^[3] The station was opened for passengers on 1 May 1911, and for goods on 2 September 1911.^[4] It was still listed as a stopping place in the July 1975 ANR public timetable. The CTC safeworking system was extended from Monarto South to Monteith on 1 November 1983. The station would've been closed before or as a result of AN's cessation of all intrastate passenger services in SA on 31 December 1990. on 2 September 1992, the crossing loop at the station site was closed. A new 1800m crossing loop was opened within the Monteith locality by the line's current owner, ARTC in 2011.^[5]

References

1. Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
2. "MONTEITH SETTLEMENT". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXIV, no. 19, 548. South Australia. 8 July 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "RAILWAY SIDING AT MONTEITH". Daily Herald. Vol. 1, no. 134. South Australia. 9 August 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "NEW RAILWAY SIDING". The Observer. Vol. LXVIII, no. 5, 348. South Australia. 2 September 1911. p. 17. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Ministerial Press Release: Economic stimulus: New passing loop at Monteith completed". ARTC. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

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