Midlunga railway station
Midlunga | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in April 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Terrace, Osborne | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′58″S 138°29′57″E / 34.79939°S 138.49911°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Outer Harbor | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.8 kilometres from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1921 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 17 July 1961 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Midlunga railway station is a railway station located on the Outer Harbor line, in Adelaide, Australia.[1] Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Osborne, South Australia, it is 18.8 kilometres (11.7 mi) from Adelaide station.[2][3]
History
Midlunga railway station was opened in 1921. It was named after a nearby land divide. The name is a portmanteau of midla and nga, two Kaurna words that mean spear thrower and the place of respectively.[4]
The station originally had lower step-down platforms. In 1950 Port Adelaide Council petitioned the Railway Commissioner to build high level earth-filled platforms, but this request was refused.[5] The station appeared in the "Chief Engineer For Railways Map Showing Lines of Railways in South Australia" published in June 1950, and the June 1966 Metropolitan and Country Time and Fare Tables.[6]
Just north of Midlunga station, the line merges into a single track for the final three kilometres to Outer Harbor. The line was reduced to a single track in October 1988.[7][8]
In 2016, the station was included on a list of worst stations in Adelaide's west, based on 5 criteria.[9]
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 60 (Victoria Road) | |
| Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
| 150 | City via Victoria Road, Carnarvon Terrace, Fletcher Road & Port Road[10] |
| Bus Transfers: Stop 58 (Military Road) | |
| Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
| 333 | Port Adelaide via Military Road, Hart Street, Glanville station & Semaphore Road[11] |
References
- ^ Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 27 January 2019
- ^ Mallett, Ashley (13 September 2018). The Boys from St Francis: Stories of the remarkable Aboriginal activists, artists and athletes who grew up in one seaside home. Wakefield Press. ISBN 978-1-74305-580-9.
- ^ Thompson, Malcolm (1988). Rails Through Swamp & Sand: A History of the Port Adelaide Railway. Port Dock Station Railway Museum. ISBN 978-0-9595073-6-2.
- ^ "What's in a Name? Midlunga". Portside Messenger. 21 June 2017. p. 8.
- ^ "Railway Platforms". The Progressive Times. Vol. 1, no. 9. 1 January 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ Drymalik, Chris (19 October 2022). "Commonwealth, Australian National and South Australian Railways Rollingstock Volume 6 Track Route Information - ComRails Volume 6: Track Route Information" (PDF). p. 100.
- ^ Outer Harbour Loop Transit Australia June 1988 page 124
- ^ Outer Harbor line The Recorder December 1988 page 44
- ^ "And the worst rail stop in the west goes to …". The Advertiser. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Route 150 Adelaide Metro
- ^ Route 333 Adelaide Metro
External links
Media related to Midlunga railway station at Wikimedia Commons