Mount Gambier railway station
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Mount Gambier
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| Location | Railway Terrace, Mount Gambier |
| Coordinates | 37°49′50″S 140°46′33″E / 37.83064°S 140.77594°ECoordinates: 37°49′50″S 140°46′33″E / 37.83064°S 140.77594°E |
| Operated by | Australian National |
| Line(s) |
Naracoorte–Millicent Heywood–Mount Gambier |
| Distance | 221 kilometres from Adelaide |
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Other information | |
| Status | Closed |
| History | |
| Closed | 1995 |
Mount Gambier railway station was the junction station for the Naracoorte–Millicent and Heywood–Mount Gambier lines in the South Australian city of Mount Gambier.
In 1879, a narrow 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge line opened from Beachport (Rivoli Bay North) through Millicent to Mount Gambier. In 1887, the Mount Gambier railway line was constructed to Naracoorte (connecting to the Kingston SE-Naracoorte line) and Wolseley, where it joined the Adelaide-Wolseley line.
On 28 November 1917, a broad gauge line opened from Mount Gambier to Heywood near Portland. In the 1950s, the narrow gauge lines were converted to broad gauge.
Mount Gambier had an extensive goods yard and a locomotive depot with a roundhouse.
Following the gauge conversion of the Adelaide-Wolseley and Portland lines to standard gauge in 1995, the lines closed. There are regular calls for the line to be reopened.
In the early 2000s, the Limestone Coast Railway, operated tourist services on the abandoned lines from Mount Gambier to Penola and Coonawarra with Redhen railcars. However, due to increased insurance costs, the service ceased in 2006.
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