Patpa railway station

Patpa 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.

Patpa
General information
LocationAustralia
Coordinates35.07917°S 138.51594°E / -35.07917; 138.51594
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
Hallett Cove
towards Adelaide
Willunga railway line Happy Valley
towards Willunga
Route map
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 removed, the entire Willunga railway line having been dismantled in 1972. It was on what is now Patpa Drive near the Hallett Cove shopping centre on Lonsdale Road.[1]

References

  1. "Old Willunga Railway". SA Life 7. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  • Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No 336, October 1965


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