Nuriootpa railway station was located at the junction of the Angaston railway line and the Truro railway line. It served the town of Nuriootpa, South Australia.
History Opening Nuriootpa railway station opened on 8 September 1911 as part of the railway line from Gawler to Angaston. The station facilities included a station building with a standard 1910 SAR station design.Nuriootpa It became a junction station on 24 September 1917 with the opening of the railway line to Truro. Appearance of the station was enhanced on 17 November 1932 with renovations, paintings and replanted trees.Busy Day At Nuriootpa 17 November 1932 Railway facilities at Nuriootpa were gradually improved with a 3 ton goods crane being provided along with improvements to the goods shed, passenger accommodations, platforms and sidings.Angaston Railway Improvements 13 September 1912
Closure and demolition The station closed to regular passengers on 16 December 1968.Nuriootpa Railway Centenary 25 March 2019 In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure was included in the transfer of South Australian Railways to Australian National. The station ceased to be a junction station in 1990 with the closure of the Truro railway line. The last passenger trains to use the station was the Barossa Wine Train along with some occasional National Railway Museum charter train tours.Angaston Railway Station Precinct In 2010, the line between Angaston and Nuriootpa was removed and a shared bike and pedestrian path was put in place. The station building, cream shed and oil store were all demolished in May 2011. The last remaining traffic on the line was the daily Penrice Stone Train which ran from the Penrice Soda Factory to Port Adelaide ceased in June 2014.Adelaide Brighton buys Penrice Soda Factory Most of the station infrastructure including the platforms and goods crane still remain as of 2024 but are disused.
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