Flinders railway station

Flinders railway station is under construction on the Tonsley line in the southern Adelaide suburb of Bedford Park. It will serve the adjacent Flinders Medical Centre precinct and will become the new terminus of the line.

Not to be confused with Flinders Street railway station in Melbourne, Victoria.

Flinders
Location	Service Road, Bedford Park
Owned by	Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Tonsley
Distance	13.65 km from Adelaide
Platforms	1
History
Opening	2020 (planned)
Services
Preceding station   Adelaide Metro   Following station Clovelly Park toward Adelaide Tonsley line Terminus

History

A rail extension to Flinders Medical Centre had been mooted in July 2008, with the State Government commissioning a feasibility study, but nothing eventuated.[1] In May 2016, as part of the Liberal Party's campaign for the federal election later that year, $43 million in funding was promised towards extending the Tonsley line.[2] The extension, known as the Flinders Link Project, is being built concurrently with the adjacent Darlington Upgrade on the Southern Expressway and will be located to the east of the expressway and local service roads; a rail overpass and pedestrian bridge will connect the existing rail corridor and the new station.[3][4] Major works commenced in July 2019 with completion scheduled for 2020.[5][6]

The completed station will be accessible from the Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders Private Hospital, and will be within walking distance of the bus interchange adjacent to Flinders Medical Centre. Transport links to Flinders University are also available within walking distance. Flinders University is also planning to develop the station precinct into Flinders Village, a development containing student accommodation, a health research centre, shops and a hotel.[7]

Services by platform

Platform	Destination
1	Adelaide

References

1. Government looks at extending Noarlunga, Tonsley rail lines Adelaide Advertiser 3 July 2008
2. Yaxley, Louise (13 May 2016). "Coalition's $43m Adelaide rail funding pledge aimed at shoring up marginal seat, Anthony Albanese says". News. ABC. ABC. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
3. "Darlington Upgrade Project". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
4. "Green light for $85.5m Flinders Link rail extension". Premier of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
5. Wills, Daniel (29 April 2019). "Tonsley rail line extension to Flinders to be complete next year, price tag blows out to $125m". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
6. Henson, Elizabeth (19 July 2019). "Construction work begins on $125m 'Flinders Link', a 650m extension of old Tonsley line". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
7. "Flinders Village a 'shot in the arm' for south". Flinders University. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.