Morphett Vale is a closed railway station in

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. A station master was appointed in 1915 but it was an unattended crossing station since 1957. Facilities were available for the handling of casks of wine, as this area was mainly covered in vineyards. It is now disused, the entire

Willunga railway line The Willunga railway line ran through the southern Adelaide suburbs from Adelaide railway station to Willunga, over long (longer than the current Gawler line, ). The line was opened in Willunga by the Governor of South Australia Sir Henry Gal ...

having been dismantled in 1972 and now replaced by the

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References

*Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin No 336, October 1965

External links

Last train through Morphett Vale before the line's closure, May 1969

Railcar crossing over Bains Road, circa 1930Aerial view of the Emu Winery, early 1950s.
Disused railway stations in South Australia {{SouthAustralia-railstation-stub