Moorook railway line

Moorook railway line
Chute for loading bulk grain into trains at Wunkar (photographed 2015)
Overview
Status Closed and removed
Termini
Continues from Barmera line
Service
System South Australian Railways
History
Opened 4 September 1925
Closed 1 May 1971
Technical
Line length 49.6 km (30.8 mi)
Track gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Route map

Moorook railway line
Red was broad gauge, blue is standard gauge
Yinkanie
Wappilka
Myrla
Wunkar
Koowa
Tuscan
Bayah
Caliph
Gluyas
Wanbi

The Moorook railway line was a 50.6 kilometres (31.4 mi) railway line on the South Australian Railways network. It ran from a junction with the Barmera line at Wanbi north to Yinkanie near Moorook opening on 7 September 1925. It was proposed to later extend the line to Moorook and Kingston On Murray if demand arose, but road transport improved so the railway was never extended, and the line was closed on 1 May 1971.

Route

The route of the line was designed to cover the gap between the Waikerie and Loxton lines at the lowest cost. The names of the new stations were Gluyas, Caliph, Bayah, Tuscan, Koowa, Wunkar, Myrla, Wappilka and Yinkanie.