Taperoo railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line.[1] Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Taperoo, it is 18.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.
Taperoo | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 2, April 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Terrace, Taperoo | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′20″S 138°29′57″E / 34.80556°S 138.49905°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Outer Harbor | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.2 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | None | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1920 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1955 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
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This station was built in 1920. It was originally named Silicate Siding, and was renamed Taperoo on 22 November 1920.
Originally a step down platform, it was replaced with the current island platform in 1955.
The station was upgraded in 2017 with a new shelter along with new signage and lighting.
Services by platform
edit| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Outer Harbor | all stops services to Outer Harbor | some peak hour services terminate at Osborne |
| 2 | Outer Harbor | all stops services to Adelaide |
References
edit- ^ Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
- 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
External links
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Media related to Taperoo railway station at Wikimedia Commons