Grange railway station
Grange railway station is the terminus station of the Grange line.[1] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of Grange, it is 13 kilometres from Adelaide station.
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Terminus Street, Grange | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°54′01″S 138°29′27″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Grange | ||||||||||
Distance | 13 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Bus routes | H30 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground, side platform | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 16523 (to City) | ||||||||||
Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1882 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1986 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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History
The original station, located 13.2 kilometers from Adelaide and on the western side of Military Road, was opened in September 1882 as the terminus of the Grange railway line. Initially operated by a private company, South Australian Railways took over the line in the 1890s, and extended it to Henley Beach station via the Henley Beach railway line. On 31 August 1957, however, the line was cut back to Grange.
On 9 March 1986, the current Grange station, on the eastern side of Military Road replaced the original station on the western side. The station was relocated to prevent traffic flow along Military Road from being interrupted by the arrival of trains. The ticket office and shelter of the original station were demolished shortly after, but the unused platform remains in place.
The station passenger shelter was replaced in 2017.
On 22 November 2022, a train derailed at the station by overshooting into the buffers. Nobody on the train was injured, and services resumed on the following day with trains terminating at the east end of the platform.[2]
Services by platform
Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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1 | Grange | All stops services to Adelaide | Terminus |
Transport links
Bus Transfers: Stop 30A (Military Road) | |
Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
136 | City to Port Adelaide via Henley Beach Road, Westfield West Lakes & Frederick Road[3] |
137 | City to Westfield West Lakes via Henley Beach Road & Turner Drive[4] |
139 | City to Westfield West Lakes via Henley Beach Road, Military Road & West Lakes Boulevard[5] |
References
- Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
- Grange services resume after train overshoots rail line near Military Road (ABC News Australia)
- Route 136 Adelaide Metro
- Route 137 Adelaide Metro
- Route 139 Adelaide Metro