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When the Melbourne–Adelaide railway was converted to standard gauge, the Mount Gambier to Wolseley line was not converted and was closed on 12 April 1995. [ 6 ] In 2001, expressions of interest were sought for a private operator to reopen the line with the state government offering financial assistance to gauge convert, but nothing came of it.
Stateliner operates services from and to Adelaide: [3] Ceduna via Port Pirie and Port Augusta [4] Mount Gambier via coast or inland [5] Port Lincoln via Port Pirie and Port Augusta [6] Renmark & Loxton [7] Whyalla via Port Pirie and Port Augusta [8]
The Mount Gambier-Heywood railway line, a broad gauge line, was opened between Mount Gambier and Heywood near Portland in 1917. From 1953 to 1956, the southeastern lines were converted to broad gauge, with the exception of the Beachport – Millicent and the Wandilo – Glencoe line, which were closed down in 1957.
The rail service between Mount Gambier and Heywood was suspended on 11 April 1995 due to the standardization of the gauges of the Melbourne–Adelaide and the Maroona-Portland lines. [5] [3] The South Australian section of the line between Mount Gambier and Rennick was used by the tourist service, the Limestone Coast Railway, until 20 March 1999.
Journey Beyond's The Overland is the only scheduled passenger service to traverse the full route, calling at Murray Bridge and Bordertown stations. [9] Adelaide Metro services operate from Adelaide to Belair. [7] Prior to December 1990, the Blue Lake passenger to Mount Gambier served some towns along the line till Wolseley. The Blue Lake was ...
Wolseley (to the east was the junction with the Mount Gambier railway line) Port Pirie , branch from the Gawler line at Salisbury (closed 1982 when converted to standard gauge - refer Adelaide-Port Augusta )
In 1887, the Mount Gambier railway line was constructed to Naracoorte (connecting to the Kingston-Naracoorte railway line) and Wolseley, where it joined the Adelaide-Wolseley line. On 28 November 1917, a broad gauge line opened from Mount Gambier to Heywood near Portland. In the 1950s, the narrow gauge lines were converted to broad gauge. [2 ...
Beachport station opened in 1878 when narrow gauge railway was built from the port on Rivoli Bay at what is now Beachport inland via Millicent to Mount Gambier. [1] The line was initially used for both freight and passenger traffic. It spanned right across the jetty and some spur lines into the Grain and Wool Store, the sheep yards and a ...