Pinera railway station
Railway station in Adelaide, South Australia
| Preceding station | Adelaide Metro | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenalta towards Adelaide | Belair line | Belair Terminus | ||
Pinera railway station is located on the Belair line in the Adelaide southern foothills suburb of Belair, 20.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.[1]
History
Pinera was opened in the 1920s as Overway Bridge. The name was derived from the bridge that carries Main Road over a cutting immediately west of the station. The cutting came about when the former No. 5 Tunnel was opened as a result of the duplication of the line between Eden Hills and Belair during the 1920s. The station was renamed Pinera at some point before 1947.[2]
On 31 January 1928, six rail workers were killed and three seriously injured when the No. 5 Tunnel (Former Pinera Tunnel) they were demolishing immediately west of the station, collapsed after heavy rain. [3]
In 1995, the inbound line was converted to standard gauge as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project.
Services by platform
| Platform | Destination/s |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide/Belair |
References
External links
Media related to Pinera railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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- List of closed railway stations in South Australia
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- Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
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35°00′03″S 138°37′27″E / 35.0008°S 138.6242°E / -35.0008; 138.6242
