Henley Beach railway line opened on 5 February 1894 as an extension of the Grange line and serviced five stations and was originally taken over and extended fully to allow for military's maneuvers as part of "the Russian Scare".
The line was originally taken over and extended partly to allow for military manoeuvres as part of "the Russian Scare" and as a reaction to the Jervois-Scratchley reports, which also saw the building of Fort Glanville and Fort Largs to protect South Australian shipping around the same time. 
