Elizabeth railway station

Elizabeth Interchange
Railways in Adelaide - List of Railway Stations
Train Services
Gawler Central Line
Location
Street	Mountbatten Square
Suburb	Elizabeth
Distance from Adelaide	25.8 km
Access by	Level pedestrian crossing Pedestian overpass
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 (not operational 2 April 2012)
Number of Platforms	2
Platform Layout	2 side platforms
Toilets	Yes
Car Parking	Yes
Bike Storage	Yes
Lounge	No
Kiosk	No
Wheelchair access	Yes
Other facilities	None
History
Opened	1960
Rebuilt	1999 and 2011-2012
Transfers
Train transfer	None
Adjacent Stations
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Elizabeth Railway Station is a railway station on the Gawler railway line on the border of the northern Adelaide suburbs of Elizabeth and Edinburgh. It is located 25.8 km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station. Elizabeth is one of the busiest stations in Adelaide.^{[citation needed]} Since 27 April 2008, all passenger carrying Gawler line trains stop at the station, including peak hour express services.

The station opened in 1960 and had the same facilities as Cheltenham, Broadmeadows and Womma stations. These were demolished in 1998 and redeveloped in 1999.

The redeveloped station had one central platform that was accessible by an underground pedestrian subway. It had a long roof between 40–50 metres in length to protect patrons from the weather. There was a staffed ticket office, open only during the morning and around lunch time on weekdays. There were no public toilets. The station had a rail real time information board and an emergency phone on the platform. It was designated a "Safer Station" and had enhanced lighting, CCTV surveillance and security help phones provided.

In 2011-12 the station was completely rebuilt with two side platforms, the track re-aligned, and other changes made in preparation for the planned electrification of the Gawler line in late 2013. As some peak-hour services will then start / terminate at Elizabeth, the rebuild has included the addition of a siding just north of the station to allow short term storage of such trains, and there have been additions to the tracks to enable the reversing of trains. The western platform is accessed both by a level crossing and an overpass.

Redevelopment 2011-2012

In 2010, the South Australian Government announced that the station will undergo a $15 million upgrade to start in September 2011.^{[citation needed]} The upgrade is a part of the state government's $2 billion investment into public transport over 10 years. The redevelopment plans to transform the station into an interchange similar to that of Mawson Interchange.

The upgraded station reopened on 31 March 2012, with some minor works still ongoing.^[1]

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  An impression of the planned new station

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  Another impression of the planned new station

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  The station before the 2011-12 upgrade.

Bus transfers

See also

• List of Adelaide railway stations
• List of closed Adelaide railway stations
• List of suburban and commuter rail systems
• Rail transport in South Australia
• Railways in Adelaide
• Adelaide Metro

References

Coordinates: 34°43′02″S 138°39′53″E / 34.7173°S 138.6647°E / -34.7173; 138.6647