Mount Gambier | ||||||||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Railway Terrace, Mount Gambier | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°49′50″S 140°46′33″E / 37.83064°S 140.77594°E | |||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Australian National | |||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Naracoorte–Millicent Mount Gambier-Heywood | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 221 kilometres from Adelaide | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed to rail services; repurposed as a community park | |||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 20 May 1879 | |||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 31 December 1990 (passengers) 12 April 1995 (freight) 28 June 2006 (tourist) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Gambier railway station was the terminus of the Mount Gambier railway line and the junction for the Beachport and Mount Gambier-Heywood railway lines in the South Australian city of Mount Gambier. It was last used in 2006, and has since been transformed into a public community space.