Chandler | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands[1] | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°58′12″S 133°22′07″E / 26.969862°S 133.368583°E[1] | ||||
| Line(s) | Tarcoola-Darwin | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1978[2] | ||||
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Chandler (or Chandler Siding), in the far north-west corner of the state of South Australia, is a rail siding on the Adelaide-Darwin rail corridor. It is about 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of the town of Marla near the junction of the Stuart Highway and the entry to the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Aboriginal lands (APY Lands).
It was named in 1872 by the state government after an operator on the Overland Telegraph Line who lived nearby.[1]
It was one of nine sidings to which names were assigned in 1978 in connection with the Tarcoola to Alice Springs railway, which was completed in 1980.[2] Although the experiential tourism train, The Ghan, passes once a week on its journey between Adelaide and Darwin, the train is not accessible at Chandler.[3]
- ^ a b c "Search results for 'Chandler Siding, RSTA' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Gazetteer', 'SA Government Regions', 'Roads' and 'Railways'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian government. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Geographical Names Act 1969 (SA)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 18 May 1978. p. 1740. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
The names Carnes, Gina, Wirrida, Manguri, Pootnoura, Cadney Park, Marla, Chandler and Marryat be assigned to the rail sidings [defined in the schedules]
- ^ The Ghan Expedition 2020–2021 fares & timetable Journey Beyond