Cook, South Australia
Cook is a railway station and crossing loop located in the Australian state of South Australia on the Trans-Australian Railway. It is 824 kilometres (512 miles) by rail from Port Augusta, 863 kilometres (536 miles) by rail from Kalgoorlie, and about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of the Eyre Highway via an unsealed road. It is on the longest stretch of straight railway in the world, at 478 kilometres (297 mi), which extends from Ooldea, South Australia to beyond Loongana, Western Australia.
| Cook Nullarbor Plain, South Australia | |
|---|---|
Cook railway station is now unattended but remains a principal stopping place for trains to take on diesel fuel and water, about half-way along their 1687 kilometres (1048 miles) journey on the Trans-Australian Railway | |
Cook | |
| Coordinates | 30°37′03″S 130°24′40″E |
| Population | Not available. Population data are only available for Nullarbor, an area of about 50,000 square kilometres (19,000 square miles) within which Cook lies, which in the 2021 census had a population of 71. |
| Established | 1917 |
| Elevation | 120 m (394 ft) |
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) |
| LGA(s) | Pastoral Unincorporated Area |
Cook is the only scheduled stop on the Nullarbor Plain for the Indian Pacific transcontinental passenger train and has little other than curiosity value for passengers strolling around while their train is replenished.
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