Nairne railway station is located in the Adelaide Hills town of Nairne

Nairne, South Australia

Nairne is a small township in South Australia and was founded by Matthew Smillie in 1839. Nairne is about 7 km from Mount Barker, in the federal Division of Mayo and in the state electoral district of Kavel...

, about 55km (34mi, 37ch) from Adelaide Railway Station

Adelaide Railway Station

Adelaide Railway Station is the central terminus of the Adelaide Metro railway system. It is at on the north side of North Terrace, west of Parliament House. The Adelaide Casino is in part of the building that is no longer required for the station....

 The station closed during 1990 when the Adelaide-Mount Gambier passenger service ceased.

History

Nairne station opened in 1883, along with the Melbourne-Adelaide railway. The station's facilities was similar to that of Balhannah, except the station building was made of stone. Nairne had two platforms, the smaller one had a 45 metre platform with a small shelter. The original station building and goods shed remain but the smaller platform was demolished around 1994.

Adjacent stations

External links

Links to copyright photos:

• Nairne 1986 - buildings and tracks now vanished
• Nairne 1988