Peake railway station was located on the Pinnaroo railway line. It served the town of Peake, South Australia.
Peake | |
|---|---|
 The former station master's house at Peake (2017) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Railway Terrace, Peake, South Australia |
| Coordinates | 35°21′57″S 139°57′10″E / 35.3657842750745°S 139.9526726109763°E |
| Operated by | South Australian Railways |
| Line(s) | Pinnaroo line |
| Distance | 147 kilometres from Adelaide |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Other information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| History | |
| Closed | 1968 |
History
editIt is unclear when the station opened. It was a refreshment station on the line and was named after Archibald Henry Peake, the governor of South Australia at that time. [1] [2] The station closed to regular passengers in 1968 [3] and the line became disused in July 2015. [4][5]
References
edit- ^ Peake
- ^ Peake railway station master's home on the Pinnaroo Line. South Australia
- ^ Pinnaroo line
- ^ Freight Study & Rail Operations Investigation Archived 16 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Flywheel Advisory 17 November 2014
- ^ Strathearn, Peri (21 May 2015). "End of line for Murraylands, Mallee grain trains". The Murray Valley Standard. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 4 August 2015.