Whyalla railway station was the terminus station of the Whyalla line serving the
South Australia
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n city of
Whyalla
Whyalla was founded as "Hummocks Hill", and was known by that name until 1916. It is the fourth most populous city in the Australian state of South Australia after Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Gawler and along with Port Pirie and Port Augusta i ...
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History
Whyalla station was opened on 6 October 1972 by
Prime Minister
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William McMahon
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When it opened, the station was served by a daily service from
Adelaide
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operated by CB class railcars. The service was withdrawn in 1975.
On 21 April 1986, the service was reintroduced as the ''
Iron Triangle Limited
The Iron Triangle Limited was a passenger train operated by Australian National between Adelaide, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, and Whyalla.Australian National withdrew all its
South Australia
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n passenger services.Iron Triangle Limited Chris' Commonwealth Railways The station was demolished in 2012.