List of closed South Australian railway stations

This lists closed, demolished or otherwise defunct railway stations, lines or branches in Adelaide and South Australia.

Closed stations

There are three extant closed stations on the passenger railway network in the city of Adelaide, South Australia:

Clapham (Belair line) (closed 28 April 1995)
Hawthorn (Belair line) (closed 28 April 1995)
Islington Works (Gawler Central line) (closed 2000)

Demolished stations

There are also several stations that have been closed and demolished:

Port Dock closed 13 September 1981; some of the original platforms and the goods shed survive as part of the National Railway Museum, and a new station Jackets siding within the museum is in use for special events.
Cheltenham Racecourse Siding (Outer Harbor line), closed 1953
Cheltenham Racecourse Closed in 2009, demolished in 2012; replaced with St Clair, across the road from original station
Original Christie Downs, (Seaford line)
GMH (at the end of a spur off the Gawler line just north of Nurlutta)
Golf Links (Grange line), closed 1961
Grand Junction (Gawler line), opened 1857, closed 1859
Old Grange (Grange line)
Holdens (Grange line), closed 1992
Keswick (Belair, Seaford & Tonsley lines), demolished 2013 replaced by Adelaide Showground
Mile End Goods (Belair line)
Old Oaklands (Seaford line), opened 1913, closed and demolished 2008; replaced by the new Oaklands station closer to the Morphett Road-Diagonal Road level crossing.
South Brighton (Seaford line), closed 1976
Sleeps Hill (Belair line)
Torrens Bridge, (Pt Adelaide line), closed 1888
Tube Mills (Gawler Central line)
Yerlo (Outer Harbor line), closed 13 September 1981; replaced by North Haven

Closed railway lines (and their closed stations)

Several complete lines have been closed, with the rails removed, all of the station infrastructure removed, and some of the stations demolished:

Willunga railway line (closed 1969)

The right of way is now used as the Coast to Vines Rail Trail

North Terrace – Glenelg railway line (closed 14 December 1929)

Thebarton
Hilton
Richmond
Kurralta Park
Plympton Coursing Ground (closed c.1925)
Plympton
Morphettville
Camden
Novar Gardens
Macdonalds
Golf Links (closed by 1929)
St Leonards (closed 1926)
Glenelg

Glenelg (closed 1929 and converted to Glenelg tram)

Victoria Square (closed 1914)
South Terrace
Wayville
Goodwood Road
Goodwood
Forestville
Black Forest
Hayhurst
South Plympton
Morphettville
Helmsdale
Miller's Corner
Glenelg

Glenelg and South Coast Tramway (closed 1880)

Glenelg
Parkin Terrace
Broadway
Somerton
Hastings
Hulberts Road
Beach Road
Brighton

St Leonards to Grange Railway

Jubilee Exhibition Railway (closed 1925): It is arguable whether this was a long siding or a short branch - it had no stations

Closed branch lines

Branches from Adelaide-Wolseley line

Mount Pleasant railway line (closed 1964)

Branch from the Adelaide-Wolseley line at Balhannah

Oakbank
Mappinga
Riverview
Woodside
Kayannie
Charleston
Muralappie
Mount Torrens
Milkappa
Birdwood
Crane Road railway station Crane Road
Narcoonah
Mount Pleasant

Branches from Grange Central railway line

Henley Beach railway line (opened 5 February 1894, closed 31 August 1957)

An extension of Grange railway line.

Kirkcaldy
Marlborough Street
Jetty Road
Henley Beach

Hendon railway line (closed 1 February 1980)

Branched from the Grange line at Albert Park station.

Hendon

Branches from Outer Harbor railway line

Largs Jetty railway line (closed 1908)

Branched from the Outer Harbor line at Largs station, traversing Jetty Road, Largs Bay to the Largs Pier Hotel and the Largs Pier / jetty.

Largs Jetty

Semaphore railway line (closed 29 October 1978)

Branched from the Outer Harbor line at Glanville station, traversing Jetty Road, Semaphore to the pier / jetty.

Exeter
Semaphore

Finsbury railway line (closed 17 August 1979)

Branched from the Outer Harbor line starting Woodville station.

Actil (closed 1970)
Woodville North (closed 1979)
No. 18 Shed (closed 1979)
Finsbury Stores (closed 1979)

Branches from Belair Line

Clapham, branch of Belair line starting at Mitcham station (closed 1917)
- Old Clapham

Branches from Gawler Line

Northfield, branch of Gawler line starting at Dry Creek station (closed 1987)
- Cavan (closed 1987)
- Pooraka (closed 1987)
- Northfield (closed 1987)
- Stockade
Penfield, branch from the Gawler line at Salisbury (closed 1991)
Rosewater Loop (closed to passengers 27 May 1988, freight 2008)
- Grand Junction Road (closed 27 May 1988)
- Rosewater (closed 27 May 1988)
Birkenhead Loop (closed 2008)

Existing freight lines

Lines where passenger trains have been withdrawn, but still open for freight:

ICI Osborne (closed to passengers 1980)
- Coal Gantry
- Electric Works
- ICI
Dry Creek-Port Adelaide (closed to passengers 27 May 1988)
- Wingfield (closed 29 May 1987)
- North Arm Road (closed 29 May 1987)
- Eastern Parade (closed 29 May 1987)
- Rosewater (closed 27 May 1988)
Bridgewater, extension of Belair line (includes stations between Bridgewater and Tailem Bend) (closed to passengers 1987 and converted to standard gauge 1995)
- National Park
- Long Gully
- Nalawort
- Upper Sturt
- Mount Lofty
- Heathfield
- Madurta
- Aldgate
- Jibilla
- Carripook
- Bridgewater
- Yantaringa
- Ambleside
- Balhannah
- Mount Barker Junction (to the east was the junction with the Victor Harbor railway line)
- Nairne
- Petwood
- Callington
- Monarto South
- Tailem Bend
Port Pirie, branch from the Gawler line at Salisbury (closed 1982 when converted to standard gauge - refer Adelaide-Port Augusta)
- Direk
- Bolivar
- Virginia
- Two Wells
- Mallala
- Long Plains
- Bowmans
- Snowtown
- Redhill
- Merriton
- Port Pirie Junction
- Port Pirie (Mary Elie Street)
- Port Pirie (Ellen Street)
Barossa, extension of Gawler Central line (closed to passengers 16 December 1968)
- Sandy Creek
- Lyndoch
- Rowland Flat
- Tanunda
- Nuriootpa
- Angaston

Closed intrastate lines

Country railway lines that are no longer used and/or have been dismantled:

Gladstone, branch of Terowie line from Hamley Bridge railway station
- Owen
- Balaklava
- Halbury
- Hoyleton
- Blyth
- Hart
- Brinkworth
- Boucaut
- Yacka
- Gulnare
- Abbeville
- Georgetown
Spalding, branch of Terowie line from Riverton (closed 1983)
- Rhynie
- Undalya
- Auburn
- Watervale
- Penwortham
- Sevenhill
- Clare
- Barinia
- Andrews
- Spalding
Morgan, branch from Gawler (cut back to Eudunda in 1969, to Kapunda in 1995)
- Roseworthy
- Freeling
- Fords
- Kapunda
- Bagot Well
- Hansborough
- Hampden
- Eudunda
- Sutherlands
- Bower
- Mount Mary
- Eba
- Morgan
Mount Gambier, branch of Adelaide-Wolseley line (closed to passengers 1990)
- Frances
- Naracoorte
- Penola
- Mount Gambier
Robertstown, branch of Morgan line from Eudunda
- Point Pass
- Robertstown
Truro, branch of Barossa Valley line from Nuriootpa
- Stockwell
- Truro
Terowie, branch from Roseworthy (closed 1980s)
- Roseworthy
- Wasleys
- Hamley Bridge
- Tarlee
- Riverton
- Saddleworth
- Manoora
- Merildin
- Farrell Flat
- Hanson
- Burra
- Mount Bryan
- Hallett
- Whyte Yarcowie
- Terowie
- Gumbowie
Whyalla, branch of Adelaide-Darwin railway from Port Augusta (closed 31 December 1990)
- Whyalla
Wilmington, narrow-gauge branch from Gladstone
- Laura
- Stone Hut
- Wirrabara
- Yandiah
- Booleroo Centre
- Perroomba
- Melrose
- Terka
- Wilmington

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