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Kilkenny railway station, Adelaide

Coordinates: 34°53′10″S 138°32′59″E / 34.8862°S 138.5497°E / -34.8862; 138.5497
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Kilkenny
Railcar 3108 at Kilkenny station, November 2019
General information
LocationKilkenny Road, Kilkenny
Coordinates34°53′10″S 138°32′59″E / 34.8862°S 138.5497°E / -34.8862; 138.5497
Owned byDepartment for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated byAdelaide Metro
Line(s)Grange Outer Harbor Port Dock
Distance6 km from Adelaide
Platforms2
Tracks2
Bus routesJ8 (Kilkenny Road)
150, 155, 157 (Port Road)
ConnectionsBuses in Adelaide Bus
Construction
Structure typeSide platform
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code16531 (to City)
18448 (to Outer Harbor, Port Dock & Grange)
WebsiteAdelaide Metro
History
Openedc. 1881
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
West Croydon
towards Adelaide
Grange line Woodville Park
towards Grange
Outer Harbor line Woodville Park
towards Outer Harbor
Port Dock line Woodville Park
towards Port Dock

Kilkenny railway station is located on the Grange, Outer Harbor and Port Dock lines.[1][2] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of Kilkenny, it is six kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

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The railway line from Adelaide to Port Adelaide opened in April 1856, but for the first 25 years, there was no station at Kilkenny. Kilkenny station was built when the single track Port Adelaide railway was duplicated in 1881. Later,[when?] a network of goods sidings was subsequently installed on both sides of the main line to serve various factories which were established in the vicinity. By the early years of the 20th century, there were two signal cabins at Kilkenny – one at the Adelaide end of the station controlling access to sidings, the other at the Woodville Park end controlling the level crossing across David Terrace. In 1930, three-aspect colour-light signalling was installed on this section of the Port line in an effort to accommodate the close headways necessary with the heavy traffic of that era.

Kilkenny was busy with both passengers and goods by virtue of the industrial activity in the area. However, as heavy industries declined in the 1960s and 1970s, so did traffic to and from the station. The goods sidings were closed in September 1977 and were subsequently removed, along with the signal cabin. The nearby industrial factories were demolished in November 2018.

Services by platform

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Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Grange all stops services to Grange
Outer Harbor limited stops services to Outer Harbor
Port Dock all stops services to Port Dock
2 Grange all stops services to Adelaide
Outer Harbor limited stops services to Adelaide
Port Dock all stops services to Adelaide
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Bus Transfers: Stop 15 (Kilkenny Road)
Route No. Destination & Route Details
J8 Marion via West Lakes, Arndale, Adelaide Airport & Marion Rd [3]
J8 West Lakes via Marion Interchange, Marion Rd, Adelaide Airport & Arndale

References

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  • Rails Through Swamp and Sand – A History of the Port Adelaide Railway. M. Thompson pub. Port Dock Station Railway Museum (1988) ISBN 0-9595073-6-1
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