Ascot Park railway station

Ascot Park
North-west bound view from Platform 2, with an Adelaide Metro 4000 class arriving at the station, January 2018
General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Ascot Park
Coordinates34°59′29″S 138°33′40″E / 34.9912692°S 138.5612366°E / -34.9912692; 138.5612366
Owned byDepartment for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated byAdelaide Metro
Line(s)Seaford
Distance10.2 km from Adelaide
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
History
Opened6 April 1914
RebuiltMarch 1974
February 2014
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
Woodlands Park
towards Adelaide
 Seaford line Marion
towards Seaford

Ascot Park railway station is located on the Seaford line.[1] Situated in the south-western Adelaide suburb of Ascot Park, it is 10.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

Ascot Park was opened on 6 April 1914.[2][3] When the Hallett Cove line was duplicated in 1955, the single platform was converted to an island platform.[4] As part of a grade separation project to eliminate the Daws Road and Marion Road level crossings, the station was demolished and rebuilt, reopening in March 1974.[5][6][7] The station shelters were replaced in 2014 when the line was electrified and extended to Seaford.[citation needed]

The station is located just south of where the Flinders line branches off. The station has two tracks, either side of an island platform with a pedestrian subway connecting the platform to the two adjacent streets.

Services by platform

Platform Destination/s
1 Seaford
2 Adelaide

References

  1. ^ Seaford & Tonsley timetable Adelaide Metro 29 June 2019
  2. ^ The Goodwood - Brighton - Willunga Line Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 336 October 1965 page 185
  3. ^ Adelaide Suburban Railways Transit Australia January 2014 page 110
  4. ^ SAR Completes First Stage of Suburban Duplication Railway Transportation March 1955 page 7
  5. ^ Grade Sepraration Planned for Busy Level Crossing Railway Transportation June 1971 page 10
  6. ^ Park Holme Grade Separation Keeping Track issue 72 May 1974 page 3
  7. ^ To Keep Traffic Moving Network August 1975 page 2

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