Mawson Interchange, Adelaide

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Mawson Lakes Railways in Adelaide - Commuter Railway Station

Station overview
Train Services
Gawler Central, Gawler
Location
Street	Mawson Connector
Suburb	Mawson Lakes
Distance from Adelaide	14.3km
Access by	Elevated Pedestrian Overpass
Frequency
Hi-Frequency Station	Yes
Peak Frequency	Every 5-10 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	2
Platform Layout	2 Side Platforms
Toilets	Yes
Car Parking	Yes
Bike Storage	Yes
Lounge	Yes
Kiosk	Yes
Wheelchair access	Yes
Other facilities	Ticket Office
History
Opened	2006
Rebuilt	unknown
Closed	unknown
Transfers
Train transfer	None
Bus transfer	222, 224, T501 to City 224 to Elizabeth 411 to Salisbury Int. 565 to Tea Tree Plaza
Adjacent Stations
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Mawson Interchange is a railway station and bus interchange in the new, developing suburb of Mawson Lakes, north of Adelaide, South Australia. The Interchange serves nearby residential and commercial developments and also the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia and Technology Park.

Mawson Interchange is on the Gawler railway line. 14.3 km from Adelaide Railway Station. It opened on 26 February 2006 and is the first new railway station to be built in Adelaide for more than 20 years (since the extension of the Noarlunga Centre line).

As development in the area continues, Mawson Interchange is expected to become one of Adelaide's five busiest stations. There is no staffed ticket office, but it has been designated a Safer Station with enhanced lighting, CCTV surveillance and security help phones provided. A kiosk is open during business hours selling food, drinks and tickets etc. A lounge area is also provided with seating providing a comfortable place to sit with heating and cooling available.

[edit] Rail and Bus Services

Looking south along the Adelaide-bound platform. Buses depart from the adjacent roadway.

All rail services are provided by TransAdelaide using diesel railcars. All northbound trains depart from Platform 1 and continue to Salisbury, Gawler or Gawler Central. Southbound trains depart from Platform 2 and terminate at Adelaide.

Trains to and from Adelaide and Gawler operate every 15 minutes at off-peak times on Monday to Friday, and every 30 minutes through the day on Saturday and Sunday. Services are more frequent in peak hours. In the evening, trains run every hour.

Local buses from Mawson Interchange are scheduled to connect with train arrivals and departures and use the Adelaide Metro ticketing system, which allows free transfer between buses and trains within time limits. Bus services are currently operated by SouthLink and Torrens Transit under contract to the S.A. Government’s Office of Public Transport.

Bus routes from Mawson Interchange (as of April 2008) are:

222 and 224 travelling south to City via the Mawson Lakes, South Australia residential area and Main North Road. 224 also continues north to Elizabeth Station via Salisbury Interchange
411 travelling north-west to Salisbury Interchange via Paralowie.
565 travelling east to Tea Tree Plaza Interchange via Montague Road
T501 travelling east then south - Limited stop to Adelaide via Ingle Farm and the O-Bahn

A number of freight trains also pass through Mawson Interchange. Through the station itself, there are broad gauge trains carrying limestone from the Barossa Valley to Osborne and trains carrying grain from Roseworthy to Port Adelaide for export.

Just west of the passenger station (but not passing through the platforms) is the ARTC standard gauge main line northwards from Adelaide. This is used by regular interstate freight trains to and from Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Darwin, together with The Ghan and Indian Pacific transcontinental passenger trains.