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Southern Cross railway station, Western Australia

Coordinates: 31°13′50″S 119°19′40″E / 31.230556°S 119.327778°E / -31.230556; 119.327778
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Southern Cross
Transwa
General information
LocationThree Boys Road, Southern Cross
Coordinates31°13′50″S 119°19′40″E / 31.230556°S 119.327778°E / -31.230556; 119.327778
Owned byTranswa
Operated byTranswa
Line(s)Eastern Goldfields Railway
Distance403.00 kilometres from Perth
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened1 July 1894 (original)
Closed1970s (original)
Rebuilt1 May 1967 (current)
Services
Preceding station Transwa Transwa Following station
Moorine Rock
towards East Perth
Prospector Koolyanobbing
towards Kalgoorlie

Southern Cross railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It serves the town of Southern Cross.

History

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Southern Cross opened as the original terminus of Eastern Goldfields Railway on 1 July 1894. In 1896, the line was extended east to Coolgardie.[1] It became a junction station when a line to Wyalkatchem opened.[2] The immediate stations north were Corinthian, and Keane to the north, and Ghooli to the east.[3] When a new standard gauge Eastern Goldfields Railway was built, it bypassed the town. The old narrow gauge line closed in the mid 1970s and the old station was closed and demolished.[2] A new station opened on the standard gauge line on 1 May 1967. To the west of the station lies a yard to serve a grain silo.[4]

Services

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The Prospector service, which runs each way between East Perth and Kalgoorlie once or twice each day, stops at Southern Cross.[5]

The Indian Pacific also passes here, running once or twice a week (depending on the time of year) each way between East Perth and Sydney Central, but does not stop at the station.

References

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  1. ^ Southern Cross Australian Heritage
  2. ^ a b Southern Cross Station History of Western Australian Railways & Stations
  3. ^ Australia. Army. A.H.Q. Cartographic Company (1943), Southern Cross, Western Australia, reproduced by L.H.Q. Cartographic Coy, retrieved 30 August 2024
  4. ^ Southern Cross SA Track & Signal
  5. ^ "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.