Dry Creek railway station
Dry Creek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 2, April 2008. Prior to the depot's construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Terrace, Dry Creek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°50′06″S 138°35′08″E / 34.83500°S 138.58556°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gawler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 10.6 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 16507 (to City) 18542 (to Gawler Central) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1982 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dry Creek railway station is located on the Gawler line.[1] Situated in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of Dry Creek, it is 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi) from Adelaide station.
History
Dry Creek railway station opened in 1856. The station was rebuilt in 1982 and a bogie exchange facility opened when the Adelaide-Crystal Brook line was converted to standard gauge. The exchange closed in October 1996, having been made redundant by the conversion of the Adelaide to Wolseley line to standard gauge.[2]
To the west of the station lies the Australian Rail Track Corporation standard gauge line to Crystal Brook. Dry Creek is where the Dry Creek to Port Adelaide railway line branches off via a triangle junction, allowing trains from the north and south to head towards the branch line. To the west of the station is a major freight terminal and marshalling yard.
The passenger service of the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line, with stations at Wingfield, North Arm Road, Eastern Parade, Grand Junction Road, and Rosewater, was closed in May 1987. Port Dock closed in September 1981. The former Northfield railway line headed east from Dry Creek to the Cavan, Pooraka, Northfield, and Stockade stations. Stockade was closed in 1961. The rest were closed in May 1987.[3]
In February 2011, a new Adelaide Metro railcar depot opened to the east of Dry Creek station to replace the facility outside of Adelaide station.[4] The depot was initially designed as a major maintenance and re-fuelling facility for the 3000 and 2000 fleets, with capacity to store 70 railcars with over 11 kilometres of track. The 2000 class trains were retired by 2015. [5] The Gawler line was electrified and reopened on 12 June 2022 [6] and the 4000 class fleet now have access to the depot along the 3000 class fleet. Also as the part of the electrification, the station was refurbished in early 2022 during electrification works on the Gawler line. The refurbishment of the station included platform resurfacing, new shelters, seating, wayfinding, and lighting. [7]
Platforms and Services
Dry Creek has two side platforms and one island platform, and is serviced by Adelaide Metro Gawler line services. Trains are scheduled every 30 minutes on weekdays, and most of these services terminate at Gawler Central.[8]
| Platform | Destination | Notes |
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| 1 | Adelaide, Gawler and Gawler Central | Platform 1 is not regularly serviced |
| 2 | Gawler and Gawler Central | |
| 3 | Adelaide |
References
- ^ Gawler Central timetable Archived 10 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 4 February 2013
- ^ "Dry Creek Bogie Exchange Closes" Railway Digest February 1997 page 27
- ^ "A Brief History of the Dry Creek to Stockade Railway". Catch Point. May 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ Railcar Depot Relocation Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
- ^ Scrapped railcars needed to help Adelaide's struggling rail network, enthusiasts say
- ^ "Gawler rail line reopens Sunday 12 June". Adelaide Metro. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Railway Station Improvements
- ^ "Gawler Central Timetable" (PDF). Adelaide Metro. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
External links
Media related to Dry Creek railway station at Wikimedia Commons