Hansborough railway station

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Station in South Australia, 1878 to 1968

Hansborough

General information
Location| Hansborough Road, Hansborough, South Australia
Coordinates| 34°14′56″S 139°01′14″E﻿ / ﻿34.248791272068836°S 139.02063230819616°E﻿ / -34.248791272068836; 139.02063230819616
Owned by| South Australian Railways 1878 - 1978 Australian National 1978 - 1994
Operated by| South Australian Railways 1878 - 1978
Line(s)| Morgan line
Distance| 99 Kilometres from Adelaide
Construction
Structure type| Ground
Other information
Status| Demolished
History
Opened| 23 September 1878
Closed| December 1968
Services
| Preceding station  | Australian National Railways Commission | Following station

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Bagot Well

towards Adelaide

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towards Morgan

Hansborough railway station was located on the Morgan railway line in South Australia and served the locality of Hansborough.

## History

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Hansborough railway station opened on opened on 23 September 1878 when the line from Kapunda was extended to the shipping port at Morgan. It was named after Francis Hansborough Dutton who founded Anlaby Station in 1840.[1] It was operated by South Australian Railways until March 1978 when it was transferred to Australian National. Passenger services ceased in December 1968 with the line closing in March 1994. There is no longer any trace of the station.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ Day, Alfred N. (1915). "Names of South Australian Railway Stations with Their Meanings and Derivations" (PDF). R. E. E. Rogers. Retrieved 1 August 2024.