Ethelton railway station

Ethelton
Railways in Adelaide - List of Railway Stations
Train Services
Outer Harbor Line
Location
Street Causeway Road
Refinery Road
Suburb Ethelton
Distance from Adelaide 13.1 km
Access by Pedestrian level crossing
Frequency
Hi-Frequency Station No
Peak Frequency Every 20 min
Weekday Frequency Every 30 min
Weekend Frequency Every 60 min
Night Frequency Every 60 min
Facilities
Real Rail Time Display No
Real Rail Time Speaker Yes
Number of Platforms 2
Platform Layout 2 side platforms
Toilets No
Car Parking Yes
Bike Storage No
Lounge No
Kiosk No
Wheelchair access Yes
Other facilities None
History
Opened 1916
Rebuilt n/a
Transfers
Train transfer None
Tram transfer None
Bus transfer 156 to Port Adelaide and City
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Ethelton station is on the suburban rail route between Adelaide and Outer Harbor, 13.1km (8¼ miles) from Adelaide. Ethelton station has been unstaffed since the ticket office closed in 1980. There are minimal facilities provided for passengers, in common with most of the smaller stations on the Adelaide Metro network. There is a small interchange for local buses adjacent to the station.

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History

The station at Ethelton was opened in 1916, following construction of the Commercial Road viaduct at Port Adelaide and a new bridge across the Port River. This new line diverted trains from Adelaide to Semaphore and Outer Harbor away from the congested rail yards at Port Dock station and to avoid heavy traffic along St Vincents Street in the centre of Port Adelaide.

Services

Platform #1:

Platform #2:

All services are provided by TransAdelaide and operate a 30 minute off-peak frequency on Monday to Fridays. Peak hour services are more frequent, while evening and weekend trains depart hourly. During peak hour, a number of express services run to and from the city.

The railway tracks through Ethelton are dual gauge and capable of carrying both broad gauge (1600 mm) and standard gauge (1435 mm) trains. Until July 2008 the dual gauge tracks were used by freight trains from Dry Creek and the Rosewater loop which passed through Ethelton to access industrial facilities on the Lefevre Peninsula and the container terminal at Pelican Point. All freight services through the station ceased when the new Port River Expressway rail connection was opened. The standard gauge tracks will remain out of use until eventual gauge conversion of broad gauge passenger trains to standard gauge.

Bus Transfers

Adelaide Metro Bus Transfers
Stop Number 38 Causeway Road (Ethelton Station)
Route No. Destination & Route Details
156
City via Military Road, West Lakes Mall, West Lakes Boulevard and Port Road.
156
Port Adelaide via Bower Road and Church Street.

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