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Yacka railway station

Yacka railway station was located on the Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line. It served the town of Yacka, South Australia.

History

Yacka railway station opened when the railway line from Blyth to Gladstone reached it on 2 July 1894. The line was built as narrow gauge . The station was a wooden railway station building with a wooden flat roof. There were also rail bridges in the town which were constructed over the Broughton River.

On 1 August 1927, the line was gauge converted to .

The South Australian Railways Bluebird railcar service to Gladstone ceased by 1982. The remaining freight services ceased in 1989 and the line was removed not long after. The only evidence of the station left today is the station sign.

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