Keswick railway station, Adelaide

This article is about the former Adelaide Metro station. For the interstate station formerly named Keswick Terminal, see Adelaide Parklands Terminal.

Keswick
Northbound view from Keswick Bridge
in November 2007
General information
LocationAnzac Highway
Keswick
Owned byDepartment of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
Line(s)Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance3.8 km from Adelaide
Platforms4
ConnectionsAdelaide Parklands Terminal
History
Opened6 April 1913
Closed2013
Services
Preceding station TransAdelaide Following station
Mile End
towards Adelaide
 Belair line Goodwood
towards Belair
Seaford line Goodwood
towards Seaford
Flinders line Goodwood
towards Flinders

Keswick railway station was a station on the Adelaide-Wolseley line and served by Adelaide Metro Belair, Noarlunga and Tonsley line services. It was located in the inner western Adelaide suburb of Keswick, 3.8 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

Keswick station was opened on 6 April 1913.[1] Within months of opening, a station master was appointed to manage bulk goods business, including firewood and sand bricks.[2] A ticket office was added in 1927.[3] The station lay adjacent to Adelaide Parklands Terminal.

The station was closed and demolished in March 2013 during the closure of the Noarlunga and Tonsley lines, in preparation for the electrification of those lines.[4] At the time of its closure, it was the only station on the Adelaide suburban system without wheelchair access[citation needed], the steep terrain and sparse patronage being prohibitive. A new Adelaide Showground station south of the Keswick Bridge opened on 17 February 2014, replacing Keswick as well as the annual temporary Showground Central station.[5][6]

Services by platform

Platform Destination/s Notes
1 Noarlunga Centre / Tonsley
2 Adelaide
3 Noarlunga Centre / Tonsley / Belair
4 Adelaide

References

  1. ^ "Keswick Railway Station". The Register. 7 April 1913. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Keswick Station". The Register. 26 June 1913. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Keswick Railway Station". The Advertiser. 20 April 1927. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. ^ New station to replace Keswick on suburban network Railway Digest May 2013 page 20
  5. ^ New Wayville Station to create Showgrounds gateway Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
  6. ^ Adelaide Showground Station opened on 17 February 2014 Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure

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