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{{Short description|Railway station in Adelaide, South Australia}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Dry Creek
| name = Dry Creek
| image = DryCreekRailwayStationAdelaide.jpg
| style = Adelaide
| caption =
| image = DryCreekRailwayStationAdelaide.jpg
| address = Railway Terrace
| caption = Dry Creek station in 2008, before the depot's construction
| borough = [[Dry Creek, South Australia|Dry Creek]]
| address = Railway Terrace, [[Dry Creek, South Australia|Dry Creek]]
| coordinates =
| coordinates = {{coord|34|50|06|S|138|35|08|E|type:railwaystation_region:AU-SA|display=title,inline}}
| owned =
| owned = [[Department for Infrastructure & Transport]]
| operator =
| operator = [[Adelaide Metro]]
| line = [[Gawler Central railway line|Gawler Central Line]]
| line = {{Rcb|Adelaide|Gawler|croute}}
| distance = 10.6 km from [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide]]
| distance = 10.6 km from [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide]]
| platforms = 3 (1 island,1 side)
| platforms = 3 (1 island, 1 side)
| tracks =
| tracks = 3
| structure =
| connections = None
| parking = Yes
| structure = Ground
| bicycle = Yes
| parking = None
| disabled =
| bicycle = Yes
| bus_routes = None
| accessible = Yes
| code =
| code = 16507 (to City)<br> 18542 (to Gawler Central)
| zone =
| zone =
| website =
| website = {{URL|adelaidemetro.com.au/route/GAWC|Adelaide Metro}}
| opened = 1856
| opened = 1856
| closed =
| closed =
| rebuilt = 1982
| rebuilt = 1982
| services =
| services = {{Adjacent stations
|system=Adelaide
{{s-rail|title=TransAdelaide}}
{{s-line|system=TransAdelaide|line=Gawler Central|previous=Kilburn|next=Mawson Lakes}}
|line1=Gawler|left1=Kilburn|right1=Mawson Lakes}}
}}
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'''Dry Creek railway station''' is located on the [[Gawler Central railway line|Gawler Central line]].<ref>[http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/var/metro/storage/original/application/8a768a6fdea5fb9418c2b174b850e308.pdf Gawler Central timetable] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210204945/http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/var/metro/storage/original/application/8a768a6fdea5fb9418c2b174b850e308.pdf |date=10 February 2014 }} Adelaide Metro 4 February 2013</ref> Situated in the inner northern [[Adelaide]] suburb of [[Dry Creek, South Australia|Dry Creek]], it is 10.6 kilometres from [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide station]].
'''Dry Creek railway station''' is located on the [[Gawler railway line|Gawler line]].<ref>[http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/var/metro/storage/original/application/8a768a6fdea5fb9418c2b174b850e308.pdf Gawler Central timetable] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210204945/http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/var/metro/storage/original/application/8a768a6fdea5fb9418c2b174b850e308.pdf |date=10 February 2014 }} Adelaide Metro 4 February 2013</ref> Situated in the inner northern [[Adelaide]] suburb of [[Dry Creek, South Australia|Dry Creek]], it is {{convert|10.6|km}} from [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide station]].


==Passenger services==
== History ==
[[File:Dry_Creek_Railway_Station(GN01919).jpg|thumb|left|300px|Dry Creek railway station with overbridge in 1915]]
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Dry Creek station was previously the terminating point for some services from [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide station]]. From April 2008, this ceased with all services continuing to [[Gawler railway station|Gawler]] or [[Gawler Central railway station|Gawler Central]].
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Dry Creek railway station opened in 1856. The station was rebuilt in 1982 and a [[bogie exchange]] facility opened when the [[Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line|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-Wolseley railway line|Adelaide to Wolseley line]] to standard gauge.<ref>"Dry Creek Bogie Exchange Closes" ''[[Railway Digest]]'' February 1997 page 27</ref>


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To the west of the station lies the [[Australian Rail Track Corporation]] [[standard gauge]] line to [[Crystal Brook, South Australia|Crystal Brook]]. Dry Creek is where the [[Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line|Dry Creek to Port Adelaide railway line]] branches off via a [[Wye (rail)|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.
==Adelaide Metro depot==
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On 6 February 2011, a new [[Adelaide Metro]] railcar depot opened to the east of Dry Creek station to replace the facility outside of [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide station]].<ref>[https://dtei.clients.squiz.net/RCDR/rail_car_depot_relocation Railcar Depot Relocation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132821/https://dtei.clients.squiz.net/RCDR/rail_car_depot_relocation |date=13 April 2014 }} Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure</ref> The depot is the major maintenance and re-fuelling facility for the [[2000 class railcar|2000]] and [[3000 class railcar|3000]] class diesel fleets, with capacity to store 70 railcars with over 11 kilometres of track. The depot has been designed to allow future conversion to support [[Adelaide Metro A-City Class 4000|electric rollingstock]].


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 railway station|Rosewater]], was closed in May 1987. [[Port Dock railway station|Port Dock]] closed in September 1981. The former [[Northfield railway line]] headed east from Dry Creek to the [[Cavan railway station, Adelaide|Cavan]], [[Pooraka railway station|Pooraka]], [[Northfield railway station, Adelaide|Northfield]], and [[Stockade railway station|Stockade]] stations. Stockade was closed in 1961. The rest were closed in May 1987.<ref name="CatchPoint">{{cite journal|date=May 2007|title=A Brief History of the Dry Creek to Stockade Railway|url=http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=22753|accessdate=18 March 2015|journal=Catch Point}}</ref>
==Freight==
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To the west of the station lies the [[Australian Rail Track Corporation]] [[standard gauge]] line to [[Crystal Brook, South Australia|Crystal Brook]]. Dry Creek is also where the [[Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line|Dry Creek to Port Adelaide railway line]] branches off via a [[Wye (rail)|triangle junction]] allowing trains from the north and south to head towards the branch line.


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In February 2011, a new [[Adelaide Metro]] railcar depot opened to the east of Dry Creek station to replace the facility outside of [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide station]].<ref>[https://dtei.clients.squiz.net/RCDR/rail_car_depot_relocation Railcar Depot Relocation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132821/https://dtei.clients.squiz.net/RCDR/rail_car_depot_relocation |date=13 April 2014 }} Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure</ref> The depot is the major maintenance and re-fuelling facility for the [[2000 class railcar|2000]] and [[3000 class railcar|3000]] class diesel fleets, with capacity to store 70 railcars with over 11 kilometres of track. The depot has been designed to allow future conversion to support [[Adelaide Metro A-City 4000 Class|electric rolling stock]].{{dubious|reason=Can someone verify that since the Gawler line electrification, are electric trains now able to directly access and use the depot?|date=November 2023}}
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Also to the west of the station is a major freight terminal and marshalling yard. A [[bogie exchange]] facility opened in 1982 when the [[Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line|Adelaide-Crystal Brook line]] was converted to standard gauge. It closed on 14 October 1996, having been made redundant by the conversion of the [[Adelaide-Wolseley railway line|Adelaide to Wolseley line]] to standard gauge.<ref>"Dry Creek Bogie Exchange Closes" ''[[Railway Digest]]'' February 1997 page 27</ref>


== Platforms and Services ==
The former [[Northfield railway line, Adelaide|Northfield line]] headed east from Dry Creek.<ref name="CatchPoint">{{cite journal |work=Catch Point |date=May 2007 |title=A Brief History of the Dry Creek to Stockade Railway |url=http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=22753 |accessdate=18 March 2015}}</ref>
Dry Creek has two [[Side platform|side platforms]] and one [[island platform]], and is serviced by [[Adelaide Metro]] [[Gawler railway line|Gawler line]] services. Trains are scheduled every 30 minutes on weekdays, and most of these services terminate at Gawler Central.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gawler Central Timetable |url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/1050620/GAW_tt-train-gawler_20221106.pdf |website=Adelaide Metro |access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Platform
!Destination
!Notes
|-
| style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide|Gawler}}" |<span style="color:white;">1</span>
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|[[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide]], [[Gawler railway station|Gawler]] and [[Gawler Central railway station|Gawler Central]]
|Platform 1 is not regularly serviced
|-
| style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide|Gawler}}" |<span style="color:white;">2</span>
|[[Gawler railway station|Gawler]] and [[Gawler Central railway station|Gawler Central]]
|
|-
|style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide|Gawler}}" |<span style="color:white;">3</span>
|[[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide]]
|
|}


==References==
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Revision as of 13:18, 10 November 2023

Dry Creek
Dry Creek station in 2008, before the depot's construction
General information
StandortRailway Terrace, Dry Creek
Coordinates34°50′06″S 138°35′08″E / 34.83500°S 138.58556°E / -34.83500; 138.58556
Owned byDepartment for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated byAdelaide Metro
Line(s)Gawler
Distance10.6 km from Adelaide
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
ConnectionsNone
Bauwesen
Structure typeGround
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code16507 (to City)
18542 (to Gawler Central)
WebsiteAdelaide Metro
History
Opened1856
Rebuilt1982
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
Kilburn
towards Adelaide
 Gawler line Mawson Lakes
towards Gawler Central

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 with overbridge in 1915

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 is the major maintenance and re-fuelling facility for the 2000 and 3000 class diesel fleets, with capacity to store 70 railcars with over 11 kilometres of track. The depot has been designed to allow future conversion to support electric rolling stock.[dubious – discuss]

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.[5]

Platform Destination Notes
1 Adelaide, Gawler and Gawler Central Platform 1 is not regularly serviced
2 Gawler and Gawler Central
3 Adelaide

References

  1. ^ Gawler Central timetable Archived 10 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 4 February 2013
  2. ^ "Dry Creek Bogie Exchange Closes" Railway Digest February 1997 page 27
  3. ^ "A Brief History of the Dry Creek to Stockade Railway". Catch Point. May 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  4. ^ Railcar Depot Relocation Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
  5. ^ "Gawler Central Timetable" (PDF). Adelaide Metro. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

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