Robertstown railway line

Robertstown railway line
Overview
System	South Australian Railways
Status	Closed & removed
Termini	Eudunda; Robertstown
Continues from	Morgan line
Operation
Opened	9 December 1914
Closed	25 September 1990
Operator(s)	South Australian Railways; Australian National
Technical
Line length	21.6 km (13.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Route map

The Robertstown railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. It opened on 9 December 1914 from a junction with the Morgan line at Eudunda running 21.6 kilometres via Point Pass to Robertstown.^[1] The last train operated in 1986^[2] with the line formally closed on 25 September 1990.^[3] It has since been lifted.

References

↑ "Robertson Railway". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 10 December 1914. p. 9. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
↑ Mary Eberhard. "The last wheat train leaves Robertstown, 1986" (photograph). Johnny's Pages. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
↑ Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 55. ISBN 0 909650 49 7.

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[1] "Robertson Railway". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 10 December 1914. p. 9. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

[2] Mary Eberhard. "The last wheat train leaves Robertstown, 1986" (photograph). Johnny's Pages. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

[3] Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 55. ISBN 0 909650 49 7.