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| image_caption = The Eudunda railway station building in 2021.
| address = Railway Parade, [[Eudunda]]
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|-34.1751|139.0853|type:landmark_region:AU-SA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = 409m
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== History ==
===Opening===
Eudunda railway station opened on 23 September 1878 as part of the final extension of the [[Morgan railway line|Northern Railway]] from the existing terminus at [[Kapunda]]. The extension helped to provide a connection to the [[Murray River]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29364977 |title=Opening of the North-West Bend Railway |newspaper=[[The South Australian Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide |date=2 November 1878 |
Goods trains often hauled grain and livestock from the station, and grain would become the sole commodity transported in later years.
Eudunda became a junction station on 9 December 1914, with the opening of the railway line to [[Robertstown railway station|Robertstown]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5433523 |title=Robertstown Railway|newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide |date=10 December 1914 |
===Closure===
The station closed for regular passenger use on 15 December 1968, but some special train tours used the station afterwards. It ceased to be a junction station on 2 November 1969, with the closure of the line between Eudunda and Morgan.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hennell |first1=David |title=The 1956 Morgan floods |url=http://cdn.timetable.org.au/thetimes200301issue.pdf |website=Australian Timetable Associated |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Harvey |first1=Dean |title=A CONCISE HISTORY OF STEAMRANGER 1961 - 1988 |url=https://steamranger.org.au/enthusiast/history/pdfs/r8901a.pdf |website=SteamRanger Enthusiast Pages |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure were included in the transfer of [[South Australian Railways]] non-metropolitan assets to [[Australian National Railways Commission|Australian National]].<ref>{{cite web |title=South Australian Railways collection |url=https://researchdata.edu.au/south-australian-railways-collection/937697 |website=Research Data Australia |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> The last passenger train to use the station was a tour run by Train Tour Promotions to Robertstown on 20 May 1989.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kellner |first1=Lydia |title=All aboard!
===Present Day===
The ganger's shed was relocated to the [[National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide]] around 1990, where it has since been on display.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Drymalik |first1=Chris |title=National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide, Exhibits Guide |url=https://www.comrails.com/print/$NRMExhibitsGuide.pdf |website=ComRails |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> A scaled down 2D replica of the first locomotive to pass the town, the Pioneer is placed next to the station building, which is privately owned and fenced off. The water tower and water column at the southern end of the yard are intact. Most of the non-grain goods infrastructure has been demolished, except for the base of the goods crane. The grain silos were painted in 2022 by artist Sam Brooks, becoming a part of the Australian Silo Art Trail.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brooks |first1=Sam |title=Eudunda Silo Art |url=https://www.australiansiloarttrail.com/eudunda |website=Australian Silo Art Trail |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> The project, known as 'Eudunda: The Storytime Silos features art based on local author [[Colin Thiele]]'s book 'The Sun on the Stubble,' and the [[Ngadjuri]] story book made in collaboration with local Ngadjuri elder Quentin Aeguis.
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20181002071123/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/132791/20180921-1834/classic_pictures_menu_files/classic_present_day_pics_files/north_line_stations/morgan_line.htm Johnny's Pages Gallery]
[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1878]]
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