Southern Cross  | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Three Boys Road, Southern Cross | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°13′50″S 119°19′40″E / 31.230556°S 119.327778°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transwa | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Transwa | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Eastern Goldfields Railway | ||||||||||
| Distance | 403.00 kilometres from Perth | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1894 (original) | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1970s (original) | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1 May 1967 (current) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Southern Cross railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It serves the town of Southern Cross.
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History
Southern Cross opened as the original terminus of Eastern Goldfields Railway on 1 July 1894. In 1896, the line was extended east to Coolgardie.[1] It became a junction station when a line to Wyalkatchem opened.[2]
When a new standard gauge Eastern Goldfields Railway was built, it bypassed the town. The old narrow gauge line closed in the mid 1970s and the old station was closed and demolished.[2] A new station opened on the standard gauge line on 1 May 1967. To the west of the station lies a yard to serve a grain silo.[3]
Services
The Prospector service, which runs each way between East Perth and Kalgoorlie once or twice each day, stops at Southern Cross.[4]
The Indian Pacific also passes here, running once or twice a week (depending on the time of year) each way between East Perth and Sydney Central, but does not stop at the station.
References
- ^ Southern Cross Australian Heritage
- ^ a b Southern Cross Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations
- ^ Southern Cross SA Track & Signal
- ^ "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
This page was last edited on 30 March 2024, at 03:21