Gawler railway station, Adelaide

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Gawler Railways in Adelaide - Commuter Railway Station

Station overview
Train Services
Gawler (Terminus), Gawler Central
Location
Street	Twentythird Street
Suburb	Gawler South
Distance from Adelaide	39.8km
Access by	Platform Ramp Level Pedestrian Crossing
Frequency
Hi-Frequency Station	Yes
Peak Frequency	Every 5-15 Mins
Weekday Frequency	Every 15 Mins
Weekend Frequency	Every 30 Mins
Night Frequency	Every 60 Mins
Facilities
Real Rail Time Display	Yes
Real Rail Time Speaker	Yes
Number of Platforms	3
Platform Layout	1 Side Platform 1 Centre Platform
Toilets	No
Car Parking	Yes
Bike Storage	Yes
Lounge	No
Kiosk	Yes
Wheelchair access	Yes
Other facilities	Ticket Office
History
Opened	1872
Rebuilt	unknown
Closed	unknown
Transfers
Train transfer	None
Bus transfer	None
Adjacent Stations
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Gawler Railway Station is a railway station on the Gawler railway line which is located in the South Australian town of Gawler. It is located 39.8 km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station.

[edit] History

Undercover Platform on a dry afternoon with two 3000 class railcars.

The railway station was originally built as the terminus location to the Gawler township in 1872. The station was built on pastoral land owned by the local parliamentary member of the period.

Subsequently, it had a horse drawn tram servicing Gawler's main street (Murray Street), almost a kilometre away. With the rail extension to the Barossa Valley, the Gawler Central station (as a timber construction) was built.

The current station contains a kiosk and three platforms. The station also possesses stock yards, housing the TransAdelaide rolling stock.

Gawler station is the only non end of the line station on the TransAdelaide network where all trains stop here, no trains run express through this station.

The Gawler Lions Club has adopted the station for restoration work. It now houses an art gallery, displaying local artists, and is open on weekends. The club also successfully lobbied for a steam engine built by James Martin and Sons, previously located on Thomas Terrace between the Gawler Oval and Gawler Central Stations. The locomotive is also in the process of being restored.