West Croydon railway station is located on the Grange, Outer Harbor and Port Dock lines.[1][2] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of West Croydon, it is 5.1 kilometres from Adelaide station.
West Croydon | |||||||||||||||||||
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![]() View of the station, January 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||
Standort | Rosetta Street, West Croydon | ||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Grange Outer Harbor Port Dock | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 5.1 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bus routes | 150, 155, 157 (Port Road) | ||||||||||||||||||
Bauwesen | |||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Overpass Side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||
Station code | 16568 (to City) 18447 (to Outer Harbor, Port Dock & Grange) | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 21 December 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (July 2023) |
The West Croydon station was developed as a result of a meeting between local residents and the Railway Commissioner in 1914. Initially, the station was to be called York, after a nearby subdivision, but the naming was changed to its current form. In 1910, a subway was built in a grade separation project. The platforms were built over the subway and the station opened on 21 December 1915.
In March 1978, the building on Platform 1 was destroyed by fire, and the ticket office on that platform was immediately closed. The ticket office on Platform 2 closed on 12 December 1980. In 2016, a nearby primary school painted six large signs that were added to the station's south platform as part of a program to decorate stations across Adelaide. Two of the paintings are of Pokémon, while the third displays the continent of Australia.
Services by platform
editPlatform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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1 | Grange | all stops services to Grange | |
Outer Harbor | limited stops services to Outer Harbor | ||
Port Dock | all stops services to Port Dock | ||
2 | Grange | all stops services to Adelaide | |
Outer Harbor | limited stops services to Adelaide | ||
Port Dock | all stops services to Adelaide |
References
edit- ^ Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
- ^ Port Dock Railway Line - Adelaide Metro website, 17 June 2024
External links
editMedia related to West Croydon railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons