Tonsley railway line

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Tonsley Line Railways in Adelaide - Trams in Adelaide

Railway Line Overview
Route
Starting Point	Adelaide
Major Stations	Goodwood
Terminus	Tonsley
Line Length	13.0 km
Track	Quadruple Track to Goodwood Double Track to Woodlands Park Single Track to Tonsley
Peak Frequency	Every 40-60 Mins
Weekday Frequency	Every 60 Mins
Weekend Frequency	No Service
Night Frequency	No Service
Rolling Stock
2000/2100 class	Yes
3000/3100 class	Yes
History
Opened	1913 (To Marino) 1965 (To Tonsley)
Re-sleepered (Concrete)	2010
Electrified	2014

Adelaide Railway Lines
Belair Line
Gawler Central Line
Glenelg Tram
Grange Line
Noarlunga Centre Line
Outer Harbor Line
Showground Central Line
Tonsley Line

Tonsley Railway Line is a rail route in Adelaide, South Australia, that stems off the Noarlunga Centre railway line to end in Mitchell Park opposite Science Park and close to the Flinders University and the Flinders Medical Centre. There have been many proposals to extend the line so that it ends closer to the Flinders Campus, but nothing has eventuated. The line was constructed in 1965 to serve the former Chrysler/Mitsubishi plant at Clovelly Park, which closed in March 2008 ^[1]

The line is single track for its entire length from the junction near Ascot Park to the terminus at Tonsley, with two intermediate stations. Services operate hourly on weekdays with trains operating slightly more frequently in peak periods.

1 Services
2 Possible extension
3 Stations
4 References
5 External links

Services

No services operate between 7pm-7am or on weekends,^[2] and services were only extended to operate during weekday off-peak periods in 2004. Stations between Woodlands Park and Adelaide are also serviced by the Noarlunga Centre railway line, and stations between Goodwood and Adelaide are also serviced by the Belair line.

Bus route W90 services the areas surrounding Tonsley, Clovelly Park and Mitchell Park stations 7 days a week, operating more frequently than train services.^[3] Various bus routes enable transfers from the rail terminus at Tonsley to services which run frequently to Westfield Marion, Flinders University and other destinations, however few rail passengers transfer to these services.

None of the stations on the line are staffed, have any ticketing facilities or have upgraded lighting, there not having been any substantial upgrades since initial construction of the line.^[4] Most services are operated by 3000 class railcars, except for one peak service which is operated with a 2000 class railcar.^[5]

Possible extension

In July 2008, the State Government announced it would once again investigate the extension of the Tonsley line to the Flinders Medical Centre as an attempt to ease parking pressures. This was in conjunction with a "new" study to extend the Noarlunga line in response to criticism that it was not included in the State Government's $2 billion public transport plan in the 2008 State Budget. It will be a $4 million feasibility study funded by the federal government^[6] and will include park and ride facilities based at Flinders Medical Centre, as well as an investigation into solutions to other structural problems in the suburban train network.