Hove railway station, Adelaide
Hove | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view of Platform 2, March 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Addison Road, Hove | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′44″S 138°31′25″E / 35.0123°S 138.5237°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Seaford | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.6 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 262 & 265 to City & Westfield Marion | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Hove railway station is located on the Seaford line.[1] Situated in the south-western Adelaide suburb of Hove, it is 14.6 kilometres from Adelaide station.
History
[edit]Hove was opened on 12 January 1914, and originally as North Brighton Station.[2] In April 1914, not long after opening, the station was renamed Middle Brighton Station.[3] Later in 1914, an electric light was installed to replace the previous oil lamp. As it was an unmanned station at the time, the light was switched on by a guard on the passing train at sundown, and off by the guard on the last train for the night.[4] A ticket office was added to the platform in mid-1915.[5] In 1920, the Railways Commissioner suggested the station should be renamed to Tingara Station, however the Brighton Council preferred Hove.[6] The station was officially renamed Hove in June 1920.[7]
Until the 1990s, Hove station had a ticket office, toilets and an underground pedestrian tunnel, but heavy graffiti and vandalism led to these facilities being closed and demolished.[citation needed] Like many stations on the Adelaide Metro network, the tunnel was replaced with a level pedestrian crossing.
Funding for a grade separation of Brighton Road and the Seaford line was announced in the 2019/2020 state budget, with a combined commitment of $171 million in funding from the Federal and State governments.[8] Design options were released in January 2021,[9] however the project was later cancelled in June 2021 with the 2021/2022 state budget citing cost overruns and local opposition to the project.[10][11]
Services by platform
[edit]| Platform | Destination/s |
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| 1 | Seaford |
| 2 | Adelaide |
References
[edit]- ^ Seaford & Tonsley timetable Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 20 July 2014
- ^ "Brighton Railway". The Register. 9 January 1914. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Middle Brighton". Daily Herald. 22 April 1914. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Electric Light at Middle Brighton". Daily Herald. 2 December 1914. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Brighton Improvements". The Register. 29 May 1915. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Brighton: Monday January 19". The Register. 29 January 1920. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Brighton: Monday, June 21". The Register. 25 June 1920. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ ""Notorious" level crossings targeted in State Budget". 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Design options released for Hove Level Crossing Removal Project". 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Plan for $450m Hove level crossing scrapped in State Budget". 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "'Lucky last': Lucas's low-key swansong sells hope – not the farm". 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
External links
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Media related to Hove railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons