Peterhead railway station, Adelaide
Peterhead Railway Station is located on the Outer Harbor line.[1] Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Peterhead, it is 14.6 kilometres from Adelaide station.
Peterhead | |||||||||||
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 Peterhead railway station in 2011 | |||||||||||
| Location | Hargrave Street Peterhead | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Outer Harbor Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.6 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 150 (Fletcher Road) 157, 333 (Military Road) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Island platform | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1911 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
Peterhead station opened in 1911, when the line was extended from Glanville to Outer Harbor. In the 1990s, there were moves to curtail the line at Glanville, providing alternate transport beyond there. As a result, a feeder bus was introduced to connect Outer Harbour to the train at Glanville and Ethelton, as well as allowing passengers to travel to Port Adelaide, Semaphore (which used to have its own branch from the main line) and West Lakes. That was later split into two routes, one staying west near Military Road, and the other servicing the eastern side of the Lefevre Peninsula along Fletcher and Victoria Roads. The plans to close the line were later scrapped, although the nearby 333 and 350 routes are a remnant of these original plans.
In late 2016, the station was ranked as one of the worst in the western suburbs, based on five criteria[2] and, like many other old western and northern suburbs stations, it is subject to vandalism. In 2017, the shelter was replaced at the station, and a Rail Care art project is planned.
In July 2018, several signal cabinets next to the level crossing were painted with an ocean theme, along with a quotation from Jules Verne. A mural with an octopus and submarine followed in September.
Services by platform
| 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
- Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
- "And the worst rail stop in the west goes to …". The Advertiser. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- 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
Media related to Peterhead railway station at Wikimedia Commons