Mount Pleasant railway line, Adelaide
- Mount Pleasant railway line, Adelaide
The Mount Pleasant railway line is an abandoned South Australian line. It was opened between Balhannah and Mount Pleasant in in 1918 and ran until 1953 as a freight and passenger service.[ [http://www.adelaidehillsrailtrail.org.au/pages/history.php Adelaide Hills Rail Trail - History] ] It is proposed to use its trackbed as a very picturesque 27km long rail trail very near to Adelaide.][ [http://www.railtrails.org.au/states/trails.php3?action=trail&trail=111 Rail Trails news article] ] ]History
Around 1918 a Railway line was opened between Balhannah, 10 km east of Mount Lofty, and Mount Pleasant. Closed in 1964. The way between Balhannah and Oakbank has mostly returned to private landowners.
The six stations were Oakbank, Woodside, Charleston, Mount Torrens, Birdwood, and Mount Pleasant. The seven halts were Mappinga, Riverview, Kayannie, Muralappie, Milkappa Road, Crane Road, and Narcoonah.
Line guide
Proposed Rail Trail
This former railway is in the jurisdiction of the Adelaide Hills Council, which in 2003 commissioned a feasibility study into the best use of the land. The report recommended it be converted to a rail trail, which the council agreed with but consider it beyond there means to do so! They are hoping that a state government department will take on the task.
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