- Dry Creek railway station
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Dry CreekRailways in Adelaide - List of Railway Stations 
Train Services Gawler Central Line Location Street Railway Terrace Suburb Dry Creek Distance from Adelaide 10.6 km Access by Level pedestrian crossing Frequency Hi-Frequency Station No Peak Frequency Every 30 Mins Weekday Frequency Every 30 Mins Weekend Frequency Every 30 Mins Night Frequency Every 60 Mins Facilities Real Rail Time Display No Real Rail Time Speaker Yes Number of Platforms 3 (one disused) Platform Layout 1 side platform
1 centre platformToilets No Car Parking Yes Bike Storage Yes Lounge No Kiosk No Wheelchair access 
Yes Other facilities None History Opened 1856 Rebuilt 1982 Closed N/A Transfers Train transfer None Bus transfer None Adjacent Stations « Previous
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Mawson LakesDry Creek railway station on the Gawler Central railway line is located in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of Dry Creek, 10.6 km by rail from the Adelaide Railway Station.
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Passenger services
Some trains previously used the station as a terminus for local services and an interchange with Gawler Central services (usually for people who live between the Adelaide and Dry Creek stations), but from 28 April 2008 these services were discontinued, and now all services operate to Gawler or Gawler Central stations.
In December 2008 the go-ahead was given for the relocation of the TransAdelaide railcar depot from North Terrace to a new site east of the station.[1] The depot will be the major maintenance and re-fuelling facility for the existing diesel rollingstock fleet, with capacity to store 70 railcars with over 11 kilometres of track. The depot has been designed to be converted to support new electric rollingstock once electrification work commences.[2]
Freight
Dry Creek is at the eastern end of the Dry Creek to Port Adelaide railway line, with 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. A bogie exchange facility was located here between 1980 and 1995.
The former Northfield railway line headed east from Dry Creek, which has since closed.
See also
- List of Adelaide railway stations
- List of closed Adelaide railway stations
- Adelaide Metro
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
- Railways in Adelaide
- Rail transport in South Australia
References
- ^ "Railcar Depot Relocation: Progress To Date". Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. dtei.clients.squiz.net. http://dtei.clients.squiz.net/RCDR/rail_car_depot_relocation/progress. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "Railcar Depot Relocation: About the project". Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. www.dtei.sa.gov.au. http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/infrastructure/RCDR. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
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Coordinates: 34°50′06″S 138°35′08″E / 34.835°S 138.58556°E
Categories:- Railway stations in Adelaide
- Railway stations opened in 1856
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