Monarto South railway station

Monarto South railway station was located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian town of Monarto South.

Monarto South
General information
Coordinates	35°07′25″S 139°07′37″E / 35.12369°S 139.12708°E / -35.12369; 139.12708Coordinates: 35°07′25″S 139°07′37″E / 35.12369°S 139.12708°E / -35.12369; 139.12708
Operated by	Australian National
Line(s)	Adelaide-Wolseley Sedan
Distance	82.2 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station Callington towards Adelaide Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Murray Bridge towards Serviceton Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station Terminus Sedan railway line Pallamana towards Sedan

History

On 13 October 1919, Monarto South became a junction station with the opening of the Sedan line.^[1][2] It briefly became a break of gauge station in 1995 when the Adelaide to Wolseley line was gauge converted to standard gauge.^[3] This ceased when the Sedan line was also converted as far as its then terminus at Apamurra in November 1995.^[4][5][6] After standardisation, the station was demolished with the station building being preserved at the Old Tailem Town Pioneer Village. The yard used for grain trains have fallen into disuse and trucks now transport grain from the silos, but a 1,550 metre crossing loop remains in use.^[7]

References

1. Monarto to Sedan Railway Adelaide Advertiser 11 October 1919
2. Sedan South Australian History
3. Port Augusta track extension project Pichi Richi Railway
4. "SA Murray Lands Renaissance" Railway Digest page 15
5. "South Australia" Railway Digest July 1996 page 37
6. Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 53, 56. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
7. Monarto South - Monteith track diagram SA Track & Signal

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