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Wilmington railway line

Wilmington railway line
Overview
System South Australian Railways
Status Closed
Locale Mid North, South Australia
Termini Gladstone
Wilmington
Continues from Hamley Bridge-Gladstone line
Operation
Opened Gladstone-Laura: 2 June 1884
Laura-Booleroo Centre: 13 April 1910
Booleroo Centre-Wilmington: 20 July 1915
Closed 14 March 1990
Operator(s) South Australian Railways
Australian National
Technical
Line length 87.5 km (54.4 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map
Blue is standard gauge since 1970.
Wilmington
Terka
Melrose
Perroomba
Booleroo Centre
Yandiah
Wirrabara
Stone Hut
Laura
Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line
to Broken Hill
Gladstone
Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line
to Crystal Brook & Port Pirie
Gladstone line
to Hamley Bridge & Adelaide

The Wilmington railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. It opened from Gladstone to Laura on 2 June 1884. It was extended from Laura to Booleroo Centre on 13 April 1910, and to Wilmington on 20 July 1915.

There were proposals to extend the line towards Port Augusta either through Horrocks Pass or via Quorn, but neither plan was acted upon.

With the conversion of the Port Pirie to Broken Hill line from narrow to standard gauge in 1969, the line became an isolated narrow gauge railway. Passenger services ceased at this time, with the line formally closed on 13 March 1990.


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