Southern Cross railway station, Western Australia

Railway station in Western Australia

Preceding station Transwa Transwa Following station
Moorine Rock
towards East Perth
 Prospector Koolyanobbing
towards Kalgoorlie

Southern Cross railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It serves the town of Southern Cross.

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

  1. ^ Southern Cross Australian Heritage
  2. ^ a b Southern Cross Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations
  3. ^ Southern Cross SA Track & Signal
  4. ^ "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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