Murray Bridge railway station

Murray Bridge railway station is located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian town of Murray Bridge.[1]

Murray Bridge
Station front in January 2010
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Murray Bridge
Coordinates35.117°S 139.267°E / -35.117; 139.267
Operated byJourney Beyond
Line(s)Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance96.60 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Services
Preceding station Journey Beyond Following station
Adelaide
Terminus
 The Overland Bordertown
towards Melbourne
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station
Monarto South
towards Adelaide
 Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Monteith
towards Serviceton

History

Murray Bridge station was opened in 1880s as part of the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line. 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.[2] It was operated by South Australian Railways, in March 1978 it was transferred to Australian National and in July 1998 to the Australian Rail Track Corporation.

Services

The only passenger rail service which stops at the station is Journey Beyond's twice weekly Overland service operating between Adelaide and Melbourne.[3]

References
  1. Monarto South - Monteith track diagram SA Track & Signal
  2. Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
  3. The Overland Timetable 3 January 2021 Journey Beyond
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