Ethelton railway station
Ethelton | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view from Platform 2, February 2018, prior to the station rebuild in June-November 2024 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Causeway Road, Ethelton | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Outer Harbor | ||||||||||
| Distance | 13.1 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | None | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Side platform | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 30 June 2024 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 3 November 2024 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Ethelton station is located on the Outer Harbor line.[1] Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Ethelton, it is 13.1 kilometres from Adelaide station.
History
Ethelton station opened in 1916, following construction of the Commercial Road viaduct at Port Adelaide and a new bridge across the Port River. This new line diverted trains from Adelaide to Semaphore and Outer Harbor away from the congested rail yards at Port Dock station and to avoid heavy traffic along St Vincents Street in the centre of Port Adelaide. It has been unstaffed since the ticket office closed in 1980, and there is a small interchange for local buses adjacent to the station.
The railway tracks through Ethelton are dual gauge and capable of carrying both 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge and 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge trains. Until July 2008, the dual gauge tracks were used by freight trains from Dry Creek and the Rosewater loop which passed through Ethelton to access industrial facilities on the Lefevre Peninsula and the container terminal at Pelican Point. All freight services through the station ceased when the new Mary Mackillop Bridge opened.[2] The disused standard gauge rails have been removed, however the dual gauge sleepers remain in place.
Sections of the platform were replaced in 2014, and the station's seating and shelters were replaced in 2017. The platforms were demolished and rebuilt in 2024.[3][4]
Services by platform
| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Outer Harbor | all stops services to Outer Harbor | some peak hour services terminate at Osborne or Glanville |
| 2 | Outer Harbor | all stops services to Adelaide | some morning peak services run express from Port Adelaide |
References
- ^ Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
- ^ Premier Mike Rann opens the Diver Derrick and Mary Mackillop road and rail bridges at Pt Adel ABC News 1 August 2008
- ^ Ethelton Railway Station temporary closure - Adelaide Metro website, 21 June 2024
- ^ Ethelton Station opening soon - Adelaide Metro website, 30 October 2024
- Rails Through Swamp and Sand – A History of the Port Adelaide Railway. M. Thompson pub. Port Dock Station Railway Museum (1988) ISBN 0-9595073-6-1
External links
Media related to Ethelton railway station at Wikimedia Commons