Mount Pleasant railway line

Mount Pleasant Line Railways in Adelaide - Trams in Adelaide
Railway Line Overview
Route
Starting Point	Adelaide
Major Stations	Goodwood Mitcham Blackwood Belair Mount Lofty Aldgate Bridgewater Balhannah
Terminus	Mount Pleasant
Line Length	79.8 km
Track	Quadruple Track to Goodwood Single Track to Belair (formerly double track) Closed from Belair (formerly single track)
History
Opened	1918
Closed	1953
Adelaide Railway Lines
Belair Line
Gawler Central Line
Glenelg Tram
Grange Line
Noarlunga Centre Line
Outer Harbor Line
Showground Central Line
Tonsley Line
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The Mount Pleasant railway line is an abandoned South Australian line. It was opened between Balhannah and Mount Pleasant in 1918 and ran until 1953 as a freight and passenger service.^[1] It is proposed to use its trackbed as a very picturesque 27 km long rail trail very near to Adelaide.^[2]

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.^[2] The line had 6 stations and a number of halts, typically the halts were located near level crossings.

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

Mount Pleasant railway line
Legend To Adelaide 46 Balhannah Balhanna Junction Adelaide-Melbourne line 48.1 Oakbank Mappinga Riverview 53.4 Woodside Kayannie 57.8 Charleston Muralappie 65.4 Mount Torrens Milkappa Road 71 Birdwood Crane Road Narcoonah 79.8 Mount Pleasant

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 their means to do so! They are hoping that a state government department will take on the task.^[2]

References

1. ^ Adelaide Hills Rail Trail - History
2. ^ ^{a b c} Rail Trails news article