When the railway reached Burra in 1870, the Adelaide-Burra line was more than half the total railway line laid in South Australia.
In 1874 it took five hours for the 160 km journey to Adelaide.
The present station was erected in 1883 and replaced an 1870 wooden structure.
It was originally known as the Aberdeen Station.
Until 1935 a large arched roof covered te tracks and platforms.
Rail services to Burra discontinued in 1985 and the line closed in 1988.

..and an anecdote from Feb. 1894,
The Railways apparently sent a new horse from Adelaide to replace steady old ‘Brit’ who had done the job for some months of shunting trucks around the quarry under his young master.
The new animal, ‘Joey’, looked impressive until he got to the end of the rope and had to take the weight of the truck: he then stopped. It seems likely ‘Brit’ will soon be back
plodding on in his reliable style. [Googled info]



and closer view