SAR Paratoo

Commodities:  Passengers Goods Livestock      Loco Services:  Coal Water    Facilities:  Loop Turning     Manned station on the  Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line . Station, passing and goods loops with a stockyard siding, a Loco water/coaling facility and a turning WYE. Paratoo was the only location on the line with a dedicated signal box. Broken Hill is 236km (147mi) to the North-East. After the conversion of the line to standard gauge (1969-70) all loops, sidings and facilities were removed from Paratoo. There is now little visible evidence of its original role or importance.