Mile End, South Australia
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Mile End is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens.
[edit] Name
Mile End was given its name at its initial creation in around 1860, from its location one mile from the centre of Adelaide. [1] The name is also a reference to Mile End in East London, England, whose name has a similar meaning.
[edit] Railway Yards
The Mile End Goods Yard and engine sheds opened in 1912, and the Gaol Loop was built to allow freight trains to access them, bypassing Adelaide Railway Station. This, along with the relocation of livestock markets and abattoirs to Pooraka (still countryside at the time), allowed the Adelaide station yards to concentrate on passenger and parcels traffic. (See also Adelaide Railway Station#Early 20th century.)
The Mile End Goods Yard remained an important railway complex until the 1980s. Some original railway workers cottages still exist in Mile End. However, during the 1980s rail transport declined considerably in Australia and the importance of Mile End Goods Yard declined with it. The Mile End Goods railway station, a station on the commuter line, was closed and demolished in 1994. Prior to its closure it serviced only a few trains in the morning and afternoon, at shift start and end time.
[edit] Notable organisations
Mile End is home to the national headquarters of the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC).
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