Monarto South railway station was located on the Adelaide to Wolseley line serving the South Australian town of Monarto South. It was the junction of the Sedan and Wolseley lines.
History The railway station opened on 1 May 1886, following the extension of Adelaide-Wolseley railway line to Bordertown. On 13 October 1919, Monarto South became a junction station with the opening of the Sedan line.Monarto to Sedan Railway Adelaide Advertiser 11 October 1919Sedan South Australian History It briefly became a break of gauge station in 1995 when the Adelaide to Wolseley line was gauge converted to standard gauge.Port Augusta track extension project Pichi Richi Railway This ceased when the Sedan line was also converted as far as its then terminus at Apamurra in November 1995."SA Murray Lands Renaissance" Railway Digest page 15"South Australia" Railway Digest July 1996 page 37 After standardisation, the station was demolished with the station building being preserved at the Old Tailem Town Pioneer Village. The yard used for grain trains have fallen into disuse and trucks now transport grain from the silos, but a 1,550 metre crossing loop remains in use.Monarto South - Monteith track diagram SA Track & Signal
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