The Kingston SE railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network.
History An isolated line was authorised by the South-Eastern Railway Act in 1871 and completed in June 1876 from the port at Kingston SE"SE", meaning "South East" of South Australia, was added to the town's name to distinguish it from Kingston on Murray. inland via Lucindale to Naracoorte as narrow gauge. For the first six months after the line was completed, no locomotives were available, so wagons on the line were towed by horses.
On the night of 26 February 1941, a fire broke out at the Avenue Range (Avenue) station grounds, completely destroying the station office and its contents. The immediate cause of the fire was not evident, and an official inquest into the incident, on 7 March 1941, could not determine it either. The railway administration subsequently replaced the building with a basic corrugated iron waiting shed.
The line was converted to broad gauge with a new terminus east of Kingston, on the edge of the port township in 1957. Freight and passenger services ceased on 28 November 1987.
The last train on the line (which was temporarily reopened for the event) was Bluebird railcar 255 Pelican, organised by the Rail Tourist Association on 9 December 1987."Final Train Visits Kingston" 9 December 1987 The line was dismantled in September 1991.Diesel Days on the Kingston S.E. Goods Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, October, 1997 pp356-364
Stations Station / Siding Opened Closed Current Status Notes Naracoorte 1876 12 April 1995 Closed Junction with the Wolseley–Mount Gambier line. Stewart Range 1876 - Demolished - Lucindale 1876 28 November 1987 Preserved Station building survived; repurposed as a local museum. Avenue 1876 28 November 1987 Demolished Original weatherboard building destroyed in fire Reedy Creek 1876 - Demolished - Kingston SE 1876 28 November 1987 Demolished Relocated 1 km inland during the 1957 broad-gauge conversion. Notes
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