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Peterborough railway station is located on the Crystal Brook-Broken Hill line in Peterborough, South Australia.〔(Crystal Brook - Broken Hill map ) SA Track & Signal〕 ==History== Peterborough originally opened in January 1880 as Petersburg when a narrow gauge line opened from Port Pirie to the west. In November 1881, a line arrived from Terowie and the south, in 1882 it was extended north to Quorn. In 1888, a line was built eastwards to Broken Hill.〔(Peterborough ) National Railway Museum〕 Thus Petersburg became a four-way junction station and the town the headquarters for the South Australian Railways narrow gauge network, with an extensive locomotive depot. A roundhouse was added in 1927.〔〔(Peterborough Railway Roundhouse & Turntable ) Aussie Heritage〕 The station along with the town, was renamed Peterborough in 1917. As part of the standardisation project, the line between Port Augusta and Broken Hill was converted to standard gauge in 1970, thus Peterborough became a break of gauge station. As part of the project, the broad gauge line from Adelaide to Terowie was extended to Peterborough.〔 Following the conversion of the Adelaide to Crystal Brook line to standard gauge in 1982, Peterborough's importance diminished. By 1988, both the narrow gauge line to the north and broad gauge line to the south had closed.〔 Today the former roundhouse is home to the Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peterborough railway station, South Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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