St Clair railway station

Railway station in Adelaide, South Australia

Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
Woodville
towards Adelaide
Outer Harbor line Cheltenham
towards Outer Harbor

St Clair railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line in South Australia.[1] Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Cheltenham, it is 8.6 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

Construction of St Clair station began in June 2013, with the station opening on 23 February 2014.[2][3][4][5] It is the official replacement for the Cheltenham Racecourse railway station, which closed in 2009 and was later demolished.

In late 2016, the station was ranked as one of the best stations in the western suburbs based on 5 criteria.[6] The reasons cited included: "Very clean, fine paintwork, no graffiti and no smell. Area well landscaped."

Services by platform

Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Outer Harbor all stops services to Outer Harbor some peak hour services terminate at Osborne
2 Outer Harbor all stops services to Adelaide

Transport links

Bus Transfers: Stop 29C (Cheltenham Parade)
Route No. Destination & Route Details
J8 Marion via West Lakes, Arndale, Adelaide Airport & Marion Rd [7]
J8 West Lakes via Marion Interchange, Marion Rd, Adelaide Airport & Arndale [7]

References

  1. ^ Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
  2. ^ Construction begins on St Clair Station Government of South Australia 19 June 2013
  3. ^ Construction begins on Adelaide's new St Clair Station Urbanalyst 25 June 2013
  4. ^ St Clair station open for passengers on 23 February 2014 Department for Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
  5. ^ "Adelaide Metro service changes during February" Railway Digest April 2014 page 17
  6. ^ "And the worst rail stop in the west goes to …". The Advertiser. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b Route J8 Adelaide Metro

External links

Media related to St Clair railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons

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