[1] The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton.
[5] On 19 January 1938, a large scrub fire caused damage to telephone infrastructure and sleepers, delaying some trains and almost trapping a ministerial party inspecting road works near Brimbago.
Hasty repairs were conducted along the line to minimise the wait for express trains.
[7] As a result of the incident, the Tatiara District Council decided to prosecute landowners with unregistered dogs the following month.
Brimbago was fully closed to passengers on 5 February 1981, and all station infrastructure was demolished later that year, leaving the mainline track and signals.