Mitcham railway station, Adelaide
 Mitcham | |
| Railways in Adelaide - List of railway stations | |
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| Belair Line | |
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| Location | |
| Street | Belair Road |
| Suburb | Lower Mitcham |
| Distance from Adelaide | 8.5 km |
| Access by | Level pedestrian crossing Platform ramp Subway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1883 |
| Transfers | |
| Train transfer | None |
| Bus transfer | 171 to City via Highgate 190 to Glenelg |
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Mitcham railway station is located on the Belair line in Adelaide.[1] Situated 8.5 kilometres from Adelaide station, it is in the suburb of Lower Mitcham. It and Blackwood are the only stations between Goodwood and Belair to have more than one platform in use to allow services to pass.
History
Mitcham station opened in March 1883 with the opening of the Adelaide to Aldgate section of the Adelaide-Melbourne line. It was previously served by the Melbourne Express. Mitcham was the junction for lines to Clapham and Sleeps Hill.
It was originally planned to call the station Lower Mitcham but the name was changed prior to opening.
In 1995, as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project, the third plaform on the station's western side was converted to standard gauge.
Nellie's Garden
The Mitcham railway station garden, known as Nellie's Garden, is named in honour of Nellie Iris Ellis (1920-1983) who established the garden. Mrs Ellis was the wife of a former stationmaster. The garden is maintained by volunteers and is one of only five public gardens provided by the City of Mitcham.[2]
References
- ↑ Belair timetable Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
- ↑ Nellie's Garden City of Mircham
External links
Media related to Mitcham railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 34°58′38″S 138°36′31″E / 34.9773°S 138.6086°E