Croydon railway station, Adelaide
 Croydon | |
| Railways in Adelaide - List of railway stations | |
 | |
| Grange Line | |
|---|---|
| Outer Harbor Line | |
| Location | |
| Street | Euston Terrace |
| Suburb | Croydon |
| Distance from Adelaide | 4.2 km |
| Access by | Level pedestrian crossing |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | unknown |
| Transfers | |
| Train transfer | Grange Outer Harbor |
| Bus transfer | 150 to Osborne (Port Road) 153 to Port Adelaide (Port Road) |
| Adjacent stations | |
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Croydon railway station is located on the Grange and Outer Harbor lines.[1] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of Croydon, it is 4.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.
History
Croydon station opened in 1888, with the station buildings and platforms transferred from the former Torrens Bridge station. The station has been unattended since 1981. The provides easy access to the popular Queen Street/Elizabeth Street cafe and retro shop strip, as well as a children's park. Wheelchair access ramps and sheltered seating areas are located on both platforms.
Lights displaying the warning 'Caution More Than One Train' have been installed at pedestrian crossings near the station as part of an Adelaide-wide crossing safety upgrade program. These lights are illuminated when more than one train is due to warn pedestrians waiting to cross the line that another train will be following quickly after the first has passed.
Whilst it had been previously proposed that as part of the as part of an upgrade to South Road, the station would be rebuilt and potentially relocated as part of a grade separation project, the final design adopted a shorter rail overpass option meaning the station will remain in its current location.[2][3]
Services by platform
| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grange | all stops services to Grange | |
| Outer Harbor | all stops services to Outer Harbor | some peak hour services terminate at Osborne | |
| 2 | Grange | all stops services to Adelaide | |
| Outer Harbor | all stops services to Adelaide | ||
References
- ↑ Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
- ↑ Project Assesment Report Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure June 2014
- ↑ Turning right on to Port Rd banned once South Rd and Torrens-to-Torrens upgrade finished Adelaide Advertiser 1 July 2014
External links
Media related to Croydon railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 34°53′50″S 138°33′50″E / 34.8971°S 138.5639°E