Sulphide Street railway station
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Sulphide Street
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Station in June 2007
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| Location | Blende Street, Broken Hill |
| Coordinates | 31°57′33″S 141°27′40″E / 31.9591°S 141.4610°E |
| Owned by | Silverton Tramway Company |
| Operated by | Silverton Tramway Company |
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Silverton Tramway Tarrawingee Tramway |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Other information | |
| Status | Converted to museum |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 January 1889 |
| Closed | 9 January 1970 |
| Rebuilt | 1905 |
Sulphide Street railway station was the terminus of the Silverton Tramway in New South Wales, Australia. It served the city of Broken Hill.
Sulphide Street station opened on 2 January 1889 as the terminus of the Silverton Tramway from Cockburn. In 1905, a new station building was built. From 1891 until 1929 Sulphide Street was also served by the Tarrawingee Tramway. The station closed on 9 January 1970 when the Silverton Tramway was replaced with the standard gauge line extended to South Australia via Broken Hill station.
The station reopened in the late 1970s as a museum. Among the exhibits are Silverton Rail locomotives Y1 and W24, South Australian Railways T181 and a Silver City Comet set.
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