Smithfield railway station, Adelaide

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Smithfield Interchange Railways in Adelaide - Commuter Railway Station
Station overview
Train Services
Gawler, Gawler Central
Location
Street	Anderson Walk Station Road Graeber Road
Suburb	Smithfield
Distance from Adelaide	30.2km
Access by	Level Pedestrian Crossing
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	No
Car Parking	Yes
Bike Storage	Yes
Lounge	No
Kiosk	No
Wheelchair access	Yes
Other facilities	Ticket Office
History
Opened	1857
Rebuilt	2001
Closed	unknown
Transfers
Train transfer	None
Bus transfer	228 to City 440 to Elizabeth & Munno Para 441 to Elizabeth 442 to Elizabeth 443 Elizabeth North & Munno Para Loop 451 to Elizabeth & Andrews Farm
Adjacent Stations
« Previous Broadmeadows	Next » Munno Para

Smithfield railway station is a railway station on the Gawler railway line which is located in the northern Adelaide suburb of Smithfield. It is located 30.2 km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station. It is part of the Smithfield Interchange which allows a connection with the 228, 440, 441, 442, 443 and 451 bus services which allow a transfer to services connecting other northern suburbs such as Andrews Farm and Munno Para.

[edit] History

The station was the original terminus of the main north line when it opened in 1857, before the line was extended to Gawler in 1860. A station building and ticket office to the same design as that at North Adelaide station were provided. The line to Gawler was opened later in 1857 opening in September. A short branch line from the station was built running almost due west to the Smithfield munitions storage depot during the Second World War. This line was closed around 1961 when part of the depot was closed and the land sold for subdivision.

The original station building and ticket office was demolished during the mid to late 1980s. By that time, the station building had been heavily vandalised. Station shelters like the ones at Dry Creek were installed and these remained until c.2001 when the current station shelter was erected. At the same time, the down (Gawler side) platform was upgraded.