Northfield railway line, Adelaide
- Northfield railway line, Adelaide
The Northfield railway line is a defunct railway in northern Adelaide which was used mainly for industrial purposes and Cattle trains. The line branched off the Gawler line just north of Dry Creek. The line went east from the Gawler line and served three stations: Cavan, Pooraka, and Northfield.
History
The Northfield line was opened in 1857.
The State Transport Authority decided that passenger services on the line was uneconomic and patron numbers were low, and the last passenger train was on 24 July 1987. However cattle trains still used some of the line up to Cavan station until 1995. The stations were mostly demolished and the track ripped up. The triangle junction where the track joined to the Gawler line remains, and is used as a storage area for rails, sleepers and Maintenance of Way equipment by TransAdelaide.
After the line was closed, services which previously operated to Northfield were cut back to terminate at Dry Creek station, known by local railway enthusiasts as "Dry Creek squirts". These continued to operate until April 2008.
Line guide
References
External links
* [http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11338798-0-asc-s0.htm Photos of the remains of the line]
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