Ethelton railway station

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.

Ethelton
LocationCauseway Road
Ethelton
Line(s)Outer Harbor Line
Distance13.1 km from Adelaide
Platforms2
Tracks2
Bus routes117 to Port Adelaide (Bower Road)
Construction
Structure typeSide platform
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1916
Services
Preceding station   Adelaide Metro   Following station
toward Adelaide
Outer Harbor line
toward Outer Harbor

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.

Services by platform
Platform Lines Destinations Notes
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
  1. Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
  2. Premier Mike Rann opens the Diver Derrick and Mary Mackillop road and rail bridges at Pt Adel ABC News 1 August 2008
  • 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

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