Petwood railway station

Petwood railway station was a ground-level stopping place located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian locality of Petwood.

Petwood
Former Australian National regional rail
General information
Coordinates	35.0764°S 138.9521°E / -35.0764; 138.9521
Operated by	South Australian Railways
Line(s)	Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance	63 kilometres from Adelaide
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed and demolished
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station Nairne towards Adelaide Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Balyarta towards Serviceton

History

Petwood station was located between Nairne and Balyarta on the Adelaide to Wolseley line, being marked with a station sign. 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. It was operated by South Australian Railways and in March 1978 it was transferred to Australian National. A crossing loop was provided, allowing trains to cross each other at this location. The crossing loop was extended to 1052m in March 1980. The station was still listed as a stopping place in the ANR public timetable in July 1976, though the station sign was removed during the crossing loop extension in 1980, suggesting that it was closed by this time. In 1995, the line was converted to standard gauge. There is no longer any trace of the station, though the 1052m crossing loop was retained during conversion to SG.

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