Blyth railway station, South Australia

Blyth railway station was located on the Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line. It served the town of Blyth, South Australia.

History Blyth railway station opened in 1876 on the narrow gauge railway line to Port Wakefield. The line was extended to Gladstone on 2 July 1894.BLYTH TO GLADSTONE RAILWAY EXTENSION 17 october 1891 Blyth station was a fine stone gable ended station buildingBlyth and was named after Sir Arthur Blyth who was one time a minister of the Crown and Agent-General.Names of South Australian Railway Stations

On 1 August 1927, the line through Blyth was gauge converted to .GLADSTONE’S HERITAGE IS CLOSELY LINKED TO THE RAILWAYS

In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure were included in the transfer of South Australian Railways to Australian National. For various reasons, the line through Blyth had become obsolete and was removed by late 1989.

The old station building and goods shed remain but are now used by a trucking firm and have fallen into a state of disrepair.Hoyleton to Port Wakefield Railway LineBlyth. The former SAR South Australian Railways railway station built in 1878.

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