List of closed Adelaide railway stations

List of closed Adelaide railway stations

=Closed Stations=

There are currently five closed stations on the active metropolitan passenger railway network in the city of Adelaide, South Australia:

* Clapham (Belair line) (closed 28 April 1995)
* Hawthorn (Belair line) (closed 28 April 1995)
* Islington Works (Gawler Central line)
* G.M.H. (a spur off the Gawler Central line at Nurlutta)
* Millswood (Belair line) (closed 28 April 1995)

Demolished Stations

There are also several stations that have been closed and since been demolished:

* Port Dock (closed 13 September 1981)
* Golf Links (Grange line, closed 1961)
* Holdens (Grange line, closed 1992)
* Old Grange (Grange line)
* South Brighton (Noarlunga line, closed 1976)
* Sleeps Hill (Belair line)
* Mile End Goods (Belair line)
* Tube Mills (Gawler Central line)
* Yerlo (Outer Harbor line, replaced by North Haven, closed 13 September 1981)
* Torrens Bridge, (Pt Adelaide line, closed 1888)
* Original Christie Downs, (Noarlunga line)
* Original Cheltenham Racecourse (Outer Harbor line)

Closed Railway Lines

There are also several lines that have been entirely closed:

*Willunga (closed 1969)
** Patpa
** Happy Valley
** Reynella
** Pimpala
** Coorara
** Morphett Vale
** Yetto
** Hackham
** Korro
** Noarlunga
** Moana
** Tuni
** McLaren Vale
** Pikkara
** Taringa
** Willunga

*Mount Pleasant, branchline from South line, branching at Balhannah. (closed 1964)
**Oakbank
**Mappinga
**Riverview
**Woodside
**Kayannie
**Charleston
**Muralappie
**Mt Torrens
**Milkappa
**Birdwood
**Crane Rd
**Narcoonah
**Mt Pleasant

*North Terrace to Glenelg (closed 14 December 1929)
**Thebarton
**Hilton
**Richmond
**Kurralta Park
**Plympton Coursing Ground (Closed c.1925)
**Plympton
**Morphettville Junction
**Camden
**Novar Gardens
**Macdonalds
**Golf Links (Closed by 1929)
**St Leonards (Closed 1926)
**Glenelg

*Henley Beach, extension of Grange line. (opened 5 February 1894, closed 31 August 1957)
** Kirkcaldy
** Marlborough Street
** Henley Beach

* Largs Jetty branch of Outer Harbor line starting at Largs station. (closed 1908)
** Largs Jetty

*Semaphore, branch of Outer Harbor line starting at Glanville station. (closed 29 October 1978)
**Exeter
**Semaphore

*Finsbury, branch of Outer Harbor line starting at Woodville station. (closed 17 August 1979)
** Actil (closed 1970)
** Woodville North (closed 1979)
** No. 18 Shed (closed 1979)
** Finsbury Stores (closed 1979)

*Hendon, branch of Grange line starting at Albert Park station. (closed 1 February 1980)
**Hendon

*Clapham, branch of Belair line starting at Mitcham station. (closed 1917)
**Old Clapham

*Bridgewater, extension of Belair line (includes stations between Bridgewater and Murray Bridge). (closed to passengers 1987)
**National Park
**Long Gully
**Nalawort
**Upper Sturt
**Mount Lofty
**Heathfield
**Madurta
**Aldgate
**Jibilla
**Carripook
**Bridgewater
**Yantaringa
**Ambleside
**Balhannah
**Mount Barker Junction - To the east of this station was the junction with the Victor Harbor railway line
**Nairne
**Callington
**Monarto South
**Murray Bridge

*Northfield, branch of Gawler line starting at Dry Creek station. (closed 1987)
** Cavan (closed 1987)
** Pooraka (closed 1987)
** Northfield (closed 1987)
** Stockade

*Penfield, branch of Gawler line starting at Salisbury station. (closed 1991)
**Hilra
**Penfield 1
**Penfield 2
**Penfield 3
** RAAF Edinburgh

*Main North, branch of Gawler line starting at Salisbury station. (closed 1982) "Converted to Standard Gauge"
**Direk
**Bolivar
**Virginia
**Two Wells

*Glenelg. (closed 1929) and converted to tramway.
**Victoria Square
**South Terrace
**Wayville
**Goodwood Road
**Goodwood
**Forestville
**Black Forest
**Hayhurst
**South Plympton
**Morphettville
**Helmsdale
**Miller's Corner
**Glenelg

*Glenelg and South Coast Tramway Closed 1880.
**Glenelg
**Parkin Terrace
**Broadway
**Somerton
**Hastings
**Hulberts Road
**Beach Road
**Brighton

*St Leonards to Grange Railway

*Jubilee Exhibition Railway. (closed 1925). It is arguable whether this was a long siding or a short branch! It had no stations.

Existing Freight Lines

And several lines where passenger trains have been withdrawn, but the lines are still open for freight:
*ICI Osborne (closed to passengers 1980)
**Coal Gantry
**Electric Works
**ICI
*Dry Creek to Port Adelaide (closed to passengers 27 May 1988)
**Wingfield (closed 29 May 1987)
**North Arm Road (closed 29 May 1987)
**Eastern Parade (closed 29 May 1987)
**Grand Junction Road (closed 27 May 1988)
**Rosewater (closed 27 May 1988)

References

"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

Andrews FB. "The Salisbury munitions tramways." In Light railways, 187. February 2006.

Anon. The bay line. SASTA, Adelaide. 1979

Barry PJ. "The Jubilee Exhibition Railway" In ARHS bulletin 732. October, 1998.

Callaghan WH. The overland railway. ARHS NSW, St James. 1992.

Castle BJ. "The Balhannah - Mount Pleasant branch line." ARHS bulletin 316, February, 1964.

Collins N. The jetties of South Australia. Privately published, Woodside. 2005.

Fluck RE, R Sampson and KJ Bird. Steam locomotives and railcars of the South Australian Railways. Mile End Railway Museum, Roseworthy. 1986.

Jennings R. Line clear: 100 years of train working Adelaide-Serviceton. Mile End Railway Museum, Roseworthy. 1986.

Lockyer A. "Jetty and wharf tramways of South Australia". In Light railways, 142. August, 1998.

Mack D. Little coastal railways of the Adelaide plains. Privately published, Camden Park. 1986.

McNicol S. SAR railcars. Railmac, Elizabeth. 1989.

Pantlin G and J Sargent (eds). Railway stations in greater metropolitan Adelaide. Train Hobby, Melbourne. 2005.

Richardson J.(ed) Along the line no. 2. Traction, Canberra City. 1964.

Richardson J.(ed) Along the line in South Australia. Traction, Canberra City. 1964

Sampson R. Rails round Adelaide. Mile End Railway Museum, Walkerville. 1978.

Thompson MH. "The Goodwood - Brighton - Willunga line." ARHS bulletin, 336, October, 1965.

Wheaton RT. Rails to the bay. Australian Electric Traction Assoc. Sydney, 1971.

ee also

*List of Adelaide railway stations
*List of suburban and commuter rail systems
*TransAdelaide
*Railways in Adelaide
*Rail transport in South Australia


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