Port Pirie Junction railway station was located in the city of Port Pirie.
Port Pirie Junction | |
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General information | |
Location | Railway Terrace, Solomontown |
Coordinates | |
Operated by | Commonwealth Railways South Australian Railways |
Line(s) | Trans-Australian Railway Adelaide-Port Pirie Port Pirie-Cockburn |
Platforms | 2 (1 island) |
Construction | |
Structure type | Ground |
History | |
Opened | 23 July 1937 |
Closed | 12 November 1967 |
Port Pirie Junction station opened on 23 July 1937 when the Commonwealth Railways standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway was extended south from Port Augusta, and the South Australian Railways line broad gauge north from Redhill to a new break of gauge station in the Port Pirie suburb of Solomontown.[1][2][3]
On 12 November 1967, it was replaced by Port Pirie (Mary Elie Street) station and later demolished.