Spalding railway line

Spalding railway line
The railway station at Clare in September 1918, a month after the first section of the Spalding line opened to Clare.
Overview
StatusClosed and Removed
Termini
Continues fromPeterborough line
Service
SystemSouth Australian Railways
Operator(s)South Australian Railways
Australian National
History
OpenedRiverton-Clare: 5 July 1918
Clare-Spalding: 9 January 1922
Closed17 April 1984
Technical
Line length83.8 km (52.1 mi)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Route map

Spalding
Andrews
Hilltown
Barinia siding
Whitehut siding
Clare
Clare Showground siding
Sevenhill
Tatkana siding
Penwortham
Watervale
Leasingham
Milkurri siding
Auburn
Rices Creek
Pine Creek

The Spalding railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network which branched from the Peterborough line at Riverton and passed through the Clare Valley to Spalding. The line opened from Riverton to Clare on 5 July 1918, being extended to Spalding on 9 January 1922. The cessation of railway services was a consequence of the Ash Wednesday bushfires in February 1983, which caused major damage to infrastructure between Sevenhill and Penwortham. The line was formally closed on 17 April 1984.[1]

  1. ^ Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 55. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.