Noarlunga Centre railway station
Noarlunga Centre | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Burgess Drive Noarlunga Centre | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Seaford Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 30.2 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 725 & 724 to Old Reynella 721-723 to City T721/T721X to City (Express) 733 & 734 to Westfield Marion 741 to Maslin Beach 743 & 744 Hackham West Circuit 745 & 747 Seaford Circuit 750 to Sellicks Beach 751 to Aldinga Shopping Centre | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 April 1978 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2004 | ||||||||||
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Noarlunga Centre Interchange is a railway station on the Seaford line,[1] and for almost 36 years (April 2, 1978 - February 23, 2014) it was the terminus of the line. Situated in the southern Adelaide suburb of Noarlunga Centre, it is 30.2 kilometres from Adelaide station. The station has a bus interchange directly alongside and is adjacent to a large commuter park & ride facility.
History
Prior to the railway line being extended in the mid-1970s, most local trains from Adelaide terminated at either Marino or Hallett Cove, a station on the closed line to Willunga. Noarlunga Centre opened on 2 April 1978 as the terminus of the line when it was extended from Christie Downs. It was built as an island platform between the two rail tracks and the ticket office on the bridge above. Passengers accessed the platforms via escalators or a ramp and typically had a long walk between trains and buses.
In 1996, a third platform face was added alongside the western track, and the ticket office relocated onto the platform level.[2] The project was completed in March 2004, since then most trains have used this western track, giving passengers safer and more direct access to connecting buses. Prior to the Seaford expansion, Platform 1 had been disused. There are no storage facilities for trains at Noarlunga Centre. However a number of the extra railcars needed for peak-hour services on the line are stabled overnight in secure sidings at Port Stanvac, around four kilometres north, just beyond Lonsdale station.
Since the 1990s, there has been significant residential development at Seaford and Aldinga, south of Noarlunga Centre with several proposals to extend the rail line southwards from Noarlunga Interchange to serve the Seaford district. A corridor of land had been reserved. In 2009, construction of the extension to Seaford commenced,[3][4][5][6] and was opened on 23 February 2014.[7][8] Ticket gates have been proposed for the station to combat against fare evasion. Similar gates already exist at Adelaide railway station and Salisbury.[9][10]
Services by platform
| Platform | Destination |
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| style="background:#Template:Adelaide color" |1 | Seaford |
| style="background:#Template:Adelaide color" |2 | Adelaide |
| style="background:#Template:Adelaide color" |3 | Adelaide |
References
- ^ Seaford & Tonsley timetable Adelaide Metro 20 July 2014
- ^ "Noarlunga Centre Reconstruction" Railway Digest March 1996 page 17
- ^ Seaford rail extension moves forward as planning contracts awarded Anthony Albanese 12 August 2009
- ^ Work starts on Seaford rail extension Projectlink 4 September 2009
- ^ Seaford Rail Extension Project Adcor Constructions
- ^ Seaford Rail Extension Thiess
- ^ Seaford Rail Extension opened 23 February 2014 Department for Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
- ^ Electrifying opening for the new Seaford line ABC Adelaide 23 February 2014
- ^ Adelaide train stations could see ticket turnstiles installed to tackle fare evasion - abc.net.au
- ^ Noarlunga Centre railway station
External links
Media related to Noarlunga Centre Interchange at Wikimedia Commons