HOW OLD IS IT?
The railway station was opened in 1883 so it is now 119 years old. The railway station
hasn't been used for a railway station since the early 1980s.
WHAT IS MADE OF?
Brick walls and a tin corrugated iron roof and a wooden floor.
WHAT IS IT USED FOR TODAY?
The station master's house is now a private home. The railway station has been used for a
folk art studio.
INFORMATION AND HISTORY... The railway station was important to Nairne because it went from Adelaide and the suburbs. It was a quicker way to travel than horse because train would take two hours and horse would take about two days. The train was also important for bringing stock to Chapman's meat factory. The trains were used to transport people, goods and stock.
At the station there was a station-master's house, a waiting room for men, a waiting room for ladies, a luggage room and a toilet. There was also a ticket window, a signal cabin and a station master's office was all in one room. The waiting rooms were divided by a hallway. Men and women had separate rooms because men might have wanted to smoke women might have not wanted to smoke.
Picture of Nairne railway station.
Picture of stock shed and crane.
A map of the early railway line
WHY IT WAS CLOSED...
It was closed because signals were now operated in Adelaide and Nairne signal box was closed.The goverment thought they were paying t much money and not enough people were using the trains so they stopped the passenger service.
© Tom S 2002