Gladstone | |
|---|---|
 Gladstone yard in March 1986 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Port Street, Gladstone |
| Coordinates | 33°16′11″S 138°21′28″E / 33.2697°S 138.3578°E |
| Operated by | Journey Beyond |
| Line(s) | Crystal Brook-Broken Hill |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| History | |
| Opened | 1876 |
Gladstone railway station is located on the Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line in Gladstone, South Australia.[1]
Gladstone station opened in 1876 when a line opened from Port Pirie in the west, it was later extended east to Peterborough and ultimately Broken Hill. In 1888, a line was built north to Laura and ultimately Wilmington. When the Hamley Bridge line from Balaklava in the south reached Gladstone in 1894, it became a four-way junction station. All were built as narrow gauge lines.[2][3]
In 1927, the line from the south was converted to broad gauge, making Gladstone a break of gauge station. As part of the standardisation project, the line between Port Augusta and Broken Hill was converted to standard gauge in 1969, thus Gladstone became a junction for three gauges.[2][3]
By 1993, the lines to the north and south had closed, and today is only served by the standard gauge Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line.[2]
Journey Beyond's weekly Indian Pacific service between Sydney and Perth passes through Gladstone but does not stop.[4]
