Augusta. This required closing the original Leigh Creek town and building a new one south of the coalfield. The narrow gauge Telford station was demolished, along with the rest of the original Leigh Creek town. The expansion was built through the original NG alignment. A balloon loop was also created at Telford Cut, which eventually became the terminus of the standard gauge Marree railway line on the 10th of June, 1987. The balloon loop was south of Telford station. Eventually, the line north of the balloon loop was removed in 1993. The coalfield's only customers, the coal-fired power stations near Port Augusta closed in 2016. Mining at the coalfields ceased in 2015, though trains continued to transport the remainder of the coal until 2016. Present Day Today, the narrow gauge station has been completely demolished, though the standard gauge goods platform and the foundations of the station building survive. The line from Stirling North to Telford Cut remains intact, and Alinta Energy handed the line back to the state government in 2018. References External links Gallery of the old Leigh Creek town Disused railway stations in South Australia Railway stations in Australia opened in 1882 Railway stations closed in 1987 Far North (South Australia)