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Adelaide–Wolseley railway line

The Adelaide–Wolseley railway line, 313 kilometres long in the Australian state of South Australia, is a component section of the interstate railway line between Adelaide and Melbourne, running from Adelaide to Wolseley. Between 1887 and 1975, the line was owned and operated by the South Australian Railways. During this period, trains did not operate outside each state and, since Wolseley station was 6 kilometres from the border with Victoria, it was a busy centre for transferring freight between wagons, passengers between carriages, and for servicing South Australian locomotives. This impediment was despite the railways of the two colonies being built to the same gauge, 1600 mm broad gauge. In 1995, the line was converted to 1435 mm standard gauge and the name "Adelaide–Wolseley railway line" was discontinued. The line is now owned by the Australian Rail Track Corporation.

History
The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton. The line consisted of double track as far as Belair, where it became single track for the remainder of the journey east. Along its 313 km length, there are 18 crossing loops. Originally operated by South Australian Railways, in March 1978, it was transferred to Australian National and in July 1998 to the Australian Rail Track Corporation. Until April 1987, the State Transport Authority operated passenger services on the first 37 kilometres of the line from Adelaide to Bridgewater until they were curtailed to Belair, the terminus of today's Adelaide Metro Belair line. TransAdelaide succeeded the STA in operating the line in 1994. ==Route==
Route
As shown in the route map. major towns on the route include Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Keith, Bordertown and Wolseley. ==Former branch lines==
Former branch lines
Mount Pleasant railway line: opened 1918 (closed in 1963, line has been removed) • Victor Harbor railway line: opened 1884 (last passenger service in 1984; now a heritage tourist railway) • Sedan railway line: opened 1919 (closed 2005) • Loxton railway line: opened 1913 (last train 2015, now mothballed) • Pinnaroo railway line: opened 1906 (last train 2015, now mothballed) • Mount Gambier railway line: opened 1887 (isolated by rail gauge in 1995, now mothballed). ==Services==
Services
Today the route is mainly served by interstate freight services operated by Pacific National and SCT Logistics. Intrastate grain freight services from the Loxton and Pinnaroo lines operated by Genesee & Wyoming Australia ceased operating in July 2015. Grain services from Tailem Bend and Wolseley run regularly via Aurizon trains. Journey Beyond's The Overland is the only scheduled passenger service to traverse the full route, calling at Murray Bridge and Bordertown stations. Adelaide Metro services operate from Adelaide to Belair. ==References==
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