Blackwood railway station
 Blackwood | |
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| Belair Line | |
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| Location | |
| Street | Station Road |
| Suburb | Blackwood |
| Distance from Adelaide | 18.1 km |
| Access by | Pedestrian level crossing |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1883 |
| Rebuilt | 1990s and 2009 |
| Transfers | |
| Train transfer | None |
| Bus transfer | 173 to City 195 & 196 to City |
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Blackwood railway station is located on the Belair line in Adelaide.[1] Situated 18 kilometres from Adelaide station, it is in the southern foothills suburb of Blackwood. It and Mitcham are the only stations between Goodwood and Belair to have more than one platform in use to allow services to pass.
History
Blackwood station opened in 1883 with the opening of the Adelaide to Aldgate section of the Adelaide-Melbourne line. On 18 June 1928, it became the temporary terminus of the double track section from Eden Hills. On 24 June 1928 it was extended through to Belair. In 1940, a footbridge was added.[2]
In 1995, as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project, a standard gauge line was laid on the eastern side of the station.
In 2009, the station was given a facelift.[3]
Blackwood is one of the busiest stations on the Belair line. It is the only station on the line to have a bus interchange with connections available with many routes.
References
- ↑ Belair timetable Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
- ↑ Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 124, 241. ISBN 0 909650 29 2.
- ↑ Belair Line Renewal Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
External links
Media related to Blackwood railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 35°01′15″S 138°37′09″E / 35.0209°S 138.6192°E
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