Cockburn railway station

This article is about former station in South Australia. For the current station in Perth, see Cockburn Central railway station.

Cockburn railway station was located on the Silverton Tramway serving the town of Cockburn on the New South Wales / South Australian state border.

Cockburn
General information
Coordinates	32°04′39″S 140°59′53″E
Owned by	Silverton Tramway Company
Operated by	Silverton Tramway Company
Line(s)	Silverton Tramway Port Augusta-Cockburn
Distance	58 kilometres from Sulphide Street 483 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	11 June 1887
Closed	9 January 1970
Location

History

Cockburn station opened on 11 June 1887 when the Silverton Tramway opened from Broken Hill. It was the junction station between the Silverton Tramway and South Australian Railways. Both lines were laid to the same 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, allowing trains to cross between the networks, however locomotives were changed at Cockburn.^[1][2][3]

The station was initially served by one daily train in each direction. By 1908, this had increased to 30 in each direction. The station closed on 9 January 1970 when the Silverton Tramway was replaced by a new standard gauge line.^[1]