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Bagot Well railway station

Coordinates: 34°18′30″S 138°59′04″E / 34.308466275296176°S 138.98450325772°E / -34.308466275296176; 138.98450325772
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Bagot Well
General information
LocationBagot Well Road, Bagot Well, South Australia
Coordinates34°18′30″S 138°59′04″E / 34.308466275296176°S 138.98450325772°E / -34.308466275296176; 138.98450325772
Owned bySouth Australian Railways 1878 - 1978 Australian National 1978 - 1994
Operated bySouth Australian Railways 1878 - 1968
Line(s)Morgan line
Distance91 kilometres from Adelaide
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened23 September 1878
ClosedDecember 1968
Services
Preceding station Australian National Railways Commission Following station
Kapunda
towards Adelaide
Morgan railway line Hansborough
towards Morgan

Bagot Well railway station was located on the Morgan railway line serving the South Australian locality of Bagot Well.[1]

History

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Bagot Well railway station opened on 23 September 1878 when the line from Kapunda was extended to the shipping port at Morgan. It was named after Captain C.H Bagot who sank the well, which was re-served for public use in 1855.[2] It was operated by South Australian Railways until March 1978 when it was transferred to Australian National. Passenger services ceased in December 1968 with the line closing in March 1994. There is no longer any trace of the station.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Bagot's Well railway station". The Observer. 28 October 1911. p. 40. Retrieved 1 August 2024 – via Trove.
  2. ^ Day, Alfred N. (1915). "Names of South Australian Railway Stations with Their Meanings and Derivations" (PDF). R. E. E. Rogers. Retrieved 1 August 2024.