The railway ran eastward from
Karoonda, then veered northeast, helping to open agricultural lands between the
Pinnaroo line, which had been operational since 1906, and the
Barmera line, which was still under construction when approval for the Peebinga line was granted. Construction costs were estimated at £207,000 plus £56,690 for rolling stock. Although the net operating loss was projected at £11,804 per annum, the amount was deemed acceptable since it enabled agriculture on of previously undeveloped land. The last scheduled goods train service ran on the line on 29 April 1980, The line becoming grain-only by the end of 1981, and limited grain haulage continued for a few more seasons. The last train out of Peebinga was on 11 July 1991. The line was dismantled in 1995; rails and sleepers were collected and all infrastructure was removed. Stations and unstaffed sidings were established along the route, and several
townships grew, but none have survived today. They included: • Nunkeri • Yurgo •
Marama (a 1930 hall still stands on the Karoonda-Lameroo road) •
Kulkami (with bulk grain silos on the Karoonda-Lameroo road) •
Mulpata • Wirha (located near Billiat Road) • Gurrai (with bulk grain silos) •
Karte •
Kringin (near
Peebinga Conservation Park) •
Mootatunga (near Peebinga Conservation Park, west of
Browns Well Highway) •
Peebinga (bulk grain silos remain on the station site). ==Consideration of extension==