Southern Cross railway station, Western Australia

Southern Cross
Location Three Boys Road, Southern Cross
Coordinates 31°13′50″S 119°19′40″E / 31.230556°S 119.327778°E / -31.230556; 119.327778Coordinates: 31°13′50″S 119°19′40″E / 31.230556°S 119.327778°E / -31.230556; 119.327778
Owned by Transwa
Operated by Transwa
Line(s) Eastern Goldfields Railway
Distance 403.00 kilometres from Perth
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Unstaffed
History
Opened 1 July 1894 (original)
Closed 1970s (original)
Rebuilt 1 May 1967 (current)
Services
Preceding station   Transwa Trains network   Following station
towards East Perth
Prospector
towards Kalgoorlie
Preceding station   Great Southern Railway   Following station
towards East Perth
Indian Pacific
towards Sydney

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 stops here. It runs once or twice a week (depending on the time of year) each way between East Perth and Sydney Central.

References

  1. ↑ Southern Cross Australian Heritage
  2. 1 2 Southern Cross Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations
  3. ↑ Southern Cross SA Track & Signal
  4. ↑ Prospector Timetable
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