Torrens Park railway station
Torrens Park | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from the station platform, August 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Belair Road, Torrens Park | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Belair | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.3 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 16565 (to City) 18577 (to Belair) | ||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Torrens Park railway station is located on the Belair line in suburban Adelaide in South Australia.[1] Located 9.3 kilometres from Adelaide station, it serves the inner southern suburb of Torrens Park.
History
[edit]The station opened in 1914 as Blythwood, being renamed Torrens Park in 1921.[2][3] In 1992, the Australian Plants Society commenced the Torrens Park Railway Station Project which made the surrounding area look much more attractive.[4]
In 1995, the western side platform was closed when the inbound line was converted to standard gauge as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project. The disused platform was demolished in March 2008.[5]
Services by platform
[edit]| Platform | Destination/s |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide/Belair |
Transport links
[edit]| Bus Transfers: Stop 16 (Belair Road) | |
| Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
| 195 | City – Mitcham – Blackwood |
| 196 | City – Mitcham – Blackwood |
| 300 | Suburban Connector |
Gallery
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Northbound view from Platform 1, December 2007. Prior to the western platform (left) being demolished in early 2008 -
Northbound view from the station platform, August 2008 -
Pedestrian underpass, August 2008 -
Wooden sleepers on broad gauge track,
August 2008 -
Standard gauge track on dual gauge concrete sleepers, August 2008
References
[edit]- ^ Belair timetable Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
- ^ "SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS". Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). 16 September 1914. p. 10. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 238. ISBN 0-909650-29-2.
- ^ orrens Park Railway Station Project Australian Plants Society
- ^ Torrens Park Station Track Realignment[permanent dead link] KBR
External links
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Media related to Torrens Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons