Unley Park railway station is located on the Belair line in suburban Adelaide.[1] Situated seven kilometres from Adelaide station, it is on the boundary between Hawthorn and Westbourne Park, on the south side of Cross Road.
Unley Park | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Wurilba Avenue, Hawthorn | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°57′59″S 138°35′52″E / 34.9665°S 138.5978°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Belair | ||||||||||
Distance | 7 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 Side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 (1 broad gauge, 1 standard gauge) | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 16566 (to City) 18579 (to Belair) | ||||||||||
Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1910s | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1980s and 2000s | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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History
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (July 2023) |
The station was opened around the 1910s.
It was temporarily closed in 1995 when one set of tracks through the station was converted to standard gauge as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project. The western platform was demolished as part of the project.
Services by platform
editPlatform | Destination/s |
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1 | Adelaide/Belair |
Bus transfers
editThe closest bus stops are Stop 173 on Cross Road and Stop 12 on Hilda Terrace.
Bus Transfers: Stop 173 (Cross Road) | |
Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
100 | Armada Arndale – Plympton – Glen Osmond |
Bus Transfers: Stop 12 (Hilda Terrace) | |
Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
200 | City – Clapham – Westfield Marion |
Gallery
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Southbound view in August 2008
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Northbound view in August 2008
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Station in August 2008
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Station in April 2019
References
edit- ^ Belair timetable Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
External links
edit- Media related to Unley Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Flickr gallery