Cooke Plains railway station

Cooke Plains railway station was located in the town of Cooke Plains, about 137 kilometres from Adelaide station.

Cooke Plains
General information
Coordinates35.3778°S 139.5590°E / -35.3778; 139.5590
Operated bySouth Australian Railways 1886 - 1978 Australian National 1978-1990
Line(s)Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance137 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed and demolished
History
Opened1 May 1886
Closed31 December 1990
Services
Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station
Tailem Bend
towards Adelaide
 Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Coomandook
towards Serviceton

History

Cooke Plains station was located between Tailem Bend and Coomandook on the Adelaide-Wolseley line, and opened in 1886 as part of the extension from Nairne to Bordertown.[1] 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] The original station was replaced with a smaller brick building and platform in later years. This station design was also used at other stations on the Tailem Bend-Wolseley section of the line. The station closed on 31 December 1990 upon cessation of all AN intrastate services in South Australia. It has since been demolished.

References
  1. "THE OVERLAND RAILWAY". Adelaide Observer. Vol. XLIII, no. 2316. South Australia. 20 February 1886. p. 33. Retrieved 30 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.


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