Blackwood railway station, Adelaide
Blackwood | |||||||||||
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| Railway station and bus interchange | |||||||||||
 Northbound view from Platform 1, September 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Blackwood | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°01′15″S 138°37′09″E / 35.0209°S 138.6192°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Belair | ||||||||||
| Distance | 5.9 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 16495 (to City) 18573 (to Belair) | ||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1883 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1990s and 2009 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Blackwood railway station is located on the Belair line in Adelaide.[1] Situated 18 kilometres from Adelaide station, it is in the southern foothills suburb of Blackwood.
History
Blackwood station opened in 1883 with the opening of the Adelaide to Aldgate section of the Adelaide-Melbourne line. On 18 June 1928, it became the temporary terminus of the double track section from Eden Hills. On 24 June 1928, it was extended through to Belair. In 1940, a footbridge was added.[2]
Blackwood is one of the busiest stations on the Belair line, and it is the only station on the line to have a bus interchange with connections available with many routes. Also, it and Mitcham are the only stations between Goodwood and Belair to have more than one platform in use to allow services to pass. Blackwood is also the only station where trains mostly use the right platform as opposed to the left. After Blackwood station, between Blackwood and Belair there is no loop to allow more than one train to pass.
In 1995, as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project, a standard gauge line was laid on the eastern side of the station. In 2009, the station was given a facelift.[3]
Services by platforms
| Platform | Destination/s |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide/Belair |
| 2 | Adelaide/Belair |
Transport links
Several bus routes operate from the nearby Blackwood Interchange. The interchange is also served by school bus services, however, these are not accessible to the general public.
| Bus Transfers: Stop Zone A Blackwood Interchange | |
| Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
| 173 | Blackwood Interchange to City via Main Rd, Belair Rd, Blythewood Rd and Fullarton Rd |
| 195 | Blackwood Interchange to City via Hawthorndene, Belair Rd, Mitcham Square and Unley Rd |
| 196 | Blackwood Interchange to City via Hawthorndene, Gloucester Ave, Mitcham Square and Unley Rd |
| Bus Transfers: Stop Zone B Blackwood Interchange | |
| Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
| 600 | Old Reynella Interchange to Marion Centre Interchange |
| 601 | Old Reynella Interchange to Marion Centre Interchange |
| 893 | Aldgate to Blackwood |
| 894 | Aldgate to Blackwood Interchange |
| Bus Transfers: Stop Zone C Blackwood Interchange | |
| Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
| 600S | Blackwood Interchange to Bedford Park |
| G30F | Blackwood Interchange to City |
References
- ^ Belair timetable Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
- ^ Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 124, 241. ISBN 0-909650-29-2.
- ^ Belair Line Renewal Archived 28 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure