Ellen Street railway station was the second of six stations that operated successively between 1875 and the early 2010s to serve the rural maritime town of Port Pirie, 216 km by rail north of Adelaide
Ellen Street station building is now a museum owned by the National Trust of South Australia
Smelter workers walking down Ellen Street at the end of the night shift about 1904; a double track is in the middle of the street, smelter sidings ahead, wharf sidings to the right
The evening train from Adelaide on the dual-gauge track in Ellen Street, 22 August 1963. The three passenger cars, cafeteria car and long brake van, hauled by a 520, 600 or 620 class locomotive, were typical of the Port Pirie passenger service during the 30 years of broad gauge operation.
Timeline of Port Pirie's six railway stations
Solomontown railway station
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Solomontown railway station was one of a total of six stations that operated at various times between 1876 and the early 2010s to serve the rural maritime town of Port Pirie, 216 km by rail north of A
Port Pirie railway station (Ellen Street)
…Preceding station: Inaugural Port Pirie station, located at Port Pirie South. Concurrent stations: Solomontown and Port Pirie Junction. Subsequent station: Mary Elie Street…
Location of narrow gauge Solomontown station at Port Pirie ca 1950
Ore train from Broken Hill near Port Pirie hauled by SAR loco T204, about 1951