Unley Park railway station
Unley Park railway station is located on the Belair line in suburban Adelaide.[1] Situated seven kilometres from Adelaide station, it is on the boundary between Hawthorn and Westbourne Park, on the south side of Cross Road.
Unley Park | |||||||||||
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| Location | 4 Wurilba Avenue Hawthorn SA 5062 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°57′59″S 138°35′52″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DPTI | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Belair Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | B1, 100, 100C, 100P, 886, 782, 783, 988, 989, 990, 991 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1910s | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1980s and 2000s | ||||||||||
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History
The station was opened around the 1910s.
It was temporarily closed in 1995 when one set of tracks through the station was converted to standard gauge as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project. The western platform was demolished as part of the project.
Services by platform
| Platform | Destinations |
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| 1 | Adelaide/Belair |
Bus transfers
The closest bus stops are Stop 173 on Cross Road and Stop 12 on Hilda Terrace.
| Bus Transfers: Stop 173 (Cross Road) | |
| Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
| 100 | Armada Arndale – Plympton – Glen Osmond |
| Bus Transfers: Stop 12 (Hilda Terrace) | |
| Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
| 200 | City – Clapham – Westfield Marion |
Gallery
Southbound view in August 2008
Northbound view in August 2008
Station in August 2008
References
- Belair timetable Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
External links
Media related to Unley Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Flickr gallery
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