West Croydon railway station, Adelaide
 West Croydon | |
| Railways in Adelaide - List of railway stations | |
 | |
| Grange Line | |
|---|---|
| Outer Harbor Line | |
| Location | |
| Street | Rosetta Street |
| Suburb | West Croydon |
| Distance from Adelaide | 5.1 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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West Croydon railway station is located on the Grange and Outer Harbor lines.[1] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of West Croydon, it is 5.1 kilometres from Adelaide station.
History
West Croydon station came about as a result of a meeting between local residents and the Railway Commissioner in 1914. Initially, the station was to be called York, after a nearby subdivision, but was changed to West Croydon.
Rosetta Street, which originally crossed the line on the level. In 1910 a subway was built in a grade separation project. The platforms were built over the subway and the station opened on 21 December 1915.
In March 1978, the building on Platform 1 was destroyed by fire. The ticket office on that platform was immediately closed. The ticket office on Platform 2 closed on 12 December 1980.
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
External links
Media related to West Croydon railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 34°53′30″S 138°33′25″E / 34.8917°S 138.5569°E