Ambleside railway station

Former railway station in South Australia, Australia

Ambleside

Former South Australian Railways regional rail
General information
Location| Australia
Operated by| State Transport Authority
Line(s)| Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance| 43.5 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms| 1
Tracks| 1
Construction
Structure type| Ground
Other information
Status| Closed and demolished
History
Opened| 1883
Closed| c. 1965–66
Services
| Preceding station  | Australian Rail Track Corporation | Following station

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Yantaringa

towards Adelaide

|  | Adelaide-Wolseley railway line |  | Balhannah

towards Serviceton

Ambleside railway station was located about 43.5 kilometres from Adelaide station, on the Adelaide-Wolseley line, in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Balhannah, at an elevation of 318 metres.

## History

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Ambleside was opened in November 1883,[1] and was located just north of Ambleside Road. It was named Ambleside which was the alternate name for Hahndorf during WW1. The station consisted of a ticket office, and a large shelter, similar to the one at Balhannah.[2] A smaller platform and shelter shed were provided.

The station wasn't in a convenient location for passengers, which led to its closure around 1965–66 as a result of the SAR's scaling down of services. There is no evidence of the station left, as the main platform and associated infrastructure were removed sometime after 1966, and the smaller platform (plus the shelter shed and signs) was removed in the 1980s-early 1990s.

In 2011-2013 a crossing loop was built to split the long distance between Belair and Mount Barker Junction.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "Two The Railway Controversy in Wordsworth's Lake District". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
2. ^ st, Visit North Terrace Adelaide SA 5000 Australia T. +61 8 8207 7000 E. infoartgallery sa gov au www agsa sa gov au AGSA Kaurna yartangka yuwanthi AGSA; l, s on Kaurna; Maps, Open in. "Ambleside railway station". AGSA - Online Collection. Retrieved 16 October 2021.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ Proposed Ambleside Rail Crossing Loop Australian Rail Track Corporation
4. ^ Mount Lofty - Ambleside Archived 19 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine SA Track & Signal

## Notes

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* Callaghan WH. The overland railway. ARHS NSW, St James. 1992.

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