Torrens Bridge railway station, Adelaide

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Torrens Bridge railway station is a former railway station on the Outer Harbor line in North Adelaide. The location of the station was east of Bonython Park. It was located 1.7km by railway from Adelaide Railway Station.

The station was opened in 1883 as the result of a petition from a pressure group on behalf of residents of North Adelaide. Facilities consisted of separate Up and Down platforms, buildings on both platforms and a footbridge between them. As it's name suggests, the station was located just north of the railway bridge that crossed the River Torrens. Before the station closed, Torrens Bridge was the closest station to Adelaide, but Mile End is now the closest.

The station was closed in 1888, and demolished shortly after. It was the first railway station to close in Adelaide, or South Australia, for that matter. The buildings and footbridge were moved to the newley opened Croydon railway station. No trace remains of where Torrens Bridge was located, but the pedestrian crossing close to where the North and Port Lines part way is close to the location of the station.