Cockburn_railway_station

Cockburn railway station

Cockburn railway station

Former railway station in South Australia, Australia

This article is about former station in South Australia. For the current station in Perth, see Cockburn Central railway station.

Cockburn railway station was located on the Silverton Tramway serving the town of Cockburn on the New South Wales / South Australian state border.

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History

Cockburn station opened on 11 June 1887 when the Silverton Tramway opened from Broken Hill. It was the junction station between the Silverton Tramway and South Australian Railways. Both lines were laid to the same 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, allowing trains to cross between the networks, however locomotives were changed at Cockburn.[1][2][3]

The station was initially served by one daily train in each direction. By 1908, this had increased to 30 in each direction. The station closed on 9 January 1970 when the Silverton Tramway was replaced by a new standard gauge line.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Bromby, Robin (2004). The Railway Age in Australia. South Melbourne: Thomas Lothan. p. 64. ISBN 0-734407-15-7.
  2. [2]
    Town History Cockburn
  3. [3]
    The History of Silverton Archived 2015-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Discover Silverton
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