Manguri Siding

Manguri Siding
General information
LocationMount Clarence Station, South Australia
Coordinates28°58′23″S 134°22′21″E / 28.97318°S 134.372465°E / -28.97318; 134.372465[1]
Line(s)Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor
Platforms1
History
Opened1980
Location
Manguri Siding is located in South Australia
Manguri Siding
Manguri Siding
Location within South Australia

Manguri Siding is located in the Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor at the locality of Mount Clarence Station, about 42 kilometres (26 mi) west of the opal mining town of Coober Pedy.[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]

As of 2020, the weekly experiential tourism train, The Ghan, stops there for passengers to get off for a full-day excursion to Coober Pedy.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Search results for "Manguri Siding, RSTA" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Government Towns', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer', 'Railways', and 'State Maintained Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Geographical Names Act 1969" (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]
  3. ^ The Ghan Expedition April to December 2021 fares & timetable Journey Beyond