Murray Bridge railway station

Murray Bridge railway station is located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian town of Murray Bridge.^[1]

Murray Bridge
Journey Beyond Rail regional rail
Station building and entrance, January 2010
General information
Location	Railway Terrace, Murray Bridge
Coordinates	35.117°S 139.267°E / -35.117; 139.267
Operated by	Journey Beyond
Line(s)	Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance	96.60 kilometres from Adelaide
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Services
Preceding station Journey Beyond Following station Adelaide Terminus The Overland Bordertown towards Melbourne Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station Monarto South towards Adelaide Adelaide–Wolseley railway line Monteith towards Serviceton
Location

History

Murray Bridge station was opened in 1880s as part of the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line. The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton.^[2] It was operated by South Australian Railways, in March 1978 it was transferred to Australian National and in July 1998 to the Australian Rail Track Corporation.

Services

The only passenger rail service which stops at the station is Journey Beyond's twice weekly Overland service operating between Adelaide and Melbourne.^[3]