Taperoo railway station

Outer Harbor Line
Taperoo
Railways in Adelaide - List of railway stations

Train services
Location
Street	Railway Terrace
Suburb	Taperoo
Distance from Adelaide	18.2 km
Access by	Level pedestrian crossing
Number of platforms	2
History
Opened	1920
Rebuilt	1955
Transfers
Train transfer	None
Bus transfer	None
Adjacent stations
« Previous Draper	Next » Midlunga

Taperoo railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line.^[1] Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Taperoo, it is 18.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.

It was originally named Silicate Siding, being renamed Taperoo on 22 November 1920. Originally a step down platform, it was replaced with the current island platform in 1955.

Services by platform

Platform	Lines	Destinations	Notes
1	Outer Harbor	all stops services to Outer Harbor	some peak hour services terminate at Osborne
2	Outer Harbor	all stops services to Adelaide

References

↑ Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014

Rails Through Swamp and Sand – A History of the Port Adelaide Railway. M. Thompson pub. Port Dock Station Railway Museum (1988) ISBN 0-9595073-6-1

External links

Media related to Taperoo railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 34°48′20″S 138°29′57″E / 34.80556°S 138.49905°E / -34.80556; 138.49905

Outer Harbor railway line

Adelaide Bowden Croydon West Croydon Kilkenny Woodville Park Woodville St Clair Cheltenham Racecourse (demolished) Cheltenham Alberton Port Adelaide Ethelton Glanville Peterhead Largs Largs North Draper Taperoo Midlunga Osborne North Haven Outer Harbor

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