Gladstone railway station, South Australia

Gladstone
Gladstone yard in March 1986
General information
Location	Port Street, Gladstone
Coordinates	33.2697°S 138.3578°E / -33.2697; 138.3578
Operated by	Journey Beyond
Line(s)	Crystal Brook-Broken Hill
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	1876

Gladstone railway station is located on the Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line in Gladstone, South Australia.

History

Gladstone station opened in 1876 when a line opened from Port Pirie in the west, it was later extended east to Peterborough and ultimately Broken Hill. In 1888, a line was built north to Laura and ultimately Wilmington. When the Hamley Bridge line from Balaklava in the south reached Gladstone in 1894, it became a four-way junction station. All were built as narrow gauge lines.

In 1927, the line from the south was converted to broad gauge, making Gladstone a break of gauge station. As part of the standardisation project, the line between Port Augusta and Broken Hill was converted to standard gauge in 1969, thus Gladstone became a junction for three gauges.

By 1993, the lines to the north and south had closed, and today is only served by the standard gauge Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line.

Services

Journey Beyond's weekly Indian Pacific service between Sydney and Perth passes through Gladstone but does not stop.

External links

• Media related to Gladstone railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Flickr gallery
• Johnny's Pages gallery