West Croydon railway station, Adelaide
West Croydon | |||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | Rosetta Street West Croydon | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Grange Line, Outer Harbor Line | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 5.1 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Bus routes | 150 to Osborne (Port Road) 155 to West Lakes (Port Road) | ||||||||||||||
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Parking | No | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||
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West Croydon railway station is located on the Grange and Outer Harbor lines.[1] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of West Croydon, it is 5.1 kilometres from Adelaide station.
History
The West Croydon station was developed as a result of a meeting between local residents and the Railway Commissioner in 1914. Initially, the station was to be called York, after a nearby subdivision, but the naming was changed to its current form. In 1910 a subway was built in a grade separation project. The platforms were built over the subway and the station opened on 21 December 1915.
In March 1978, the building on Platform 1 was destroyed by fire, and the ticket office on that platform was immediately closed. The ticket office on Platform 2 closed on 12 December 1980. In 2016, a nearby primary school painted three large signs that were added to the station's south platform as part of a program to decorate stations across Adelaide. Two of the paintings are of Pokémon, while the third displays the continent of Australia. Vandals spray-painted on two of the images in June 2017.[citation needed]
Services by platform
Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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1 | style=background:#Template:Adelaide color|Grange | all stops services to Grange | |
style=background:#Template:Adelaide color|Outer Harbor | all stops services to Outer Harbor | ||
2 | style=background:#Template:Adelaide color|Grange | all stops services to Adelaide | |
style=background:#Template:Adelaide color|Outer Harbor | all stops services to Adelaide |
References
- ^ Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
External links
Media related to West Croydon railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons