Pimpala railway station

Pimpala is a closed railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. It was a ground level stopping place during the passenger transport days of this line, and a 1965 reference mentioned that it was no longer used at that date.

Pimpala railway station
General information
LocationAustralia
Coordinates35°06′16″S 138°31′46″E / 35.10447°S 138.52936°E / -35.10447; 138.52936
Owned bySouth Australian Railways
Operated bySouth Australian Railways
Line(s)Willunga railway line
Train operatorsSouth Australian Railways
History
Opened20 January 1915 (1915-01-20)
Closed1969 (1969)
Services
Preceding station South Australian Railways Following station
Reynella
towards Adelaide
Willunga railway line Coorara
towards Willunga

km
0.0
Adelaide
21.4
Hallett Cove
Hallett Cove (original site)
1915–74
Patpa
26.4
Happy Valley
28.2
Reynella
29.6
Pimpala
30.8
Coorara
32.2
Morphett Vale
Yetto
34.5
Hackham
Korro
38.9
Noarlunga
Seaford Meadows
Seaford
Moana
to Aldinga
(corridor reserved)
Tuni
McLaren Vale
Pikkara
Willunga

The stop is now completely disused, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972, and now replaced by the Coast to Vines Rail Trail. The Pimpala station was on the north side of Pimpala Road where the trail crosses that road in Old Reynella.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Placename Details: Pimpala Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0025564. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  • Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No 336, October 1965
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