Noarlunga Centre Interchange
 Noarlunga Centre | |
| Railways in Adelaide - List of railway stations | |
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| Seaford Line | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Street | Burgess Drive |
| Suburb | Noarlunga Centre |
| Distance from Adelaide | 30.2 km |
| Access by | Enclosed pedestrian overpass |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 April 1978 |
| Rebuilt | 2004 |
| Transfers | |
| Bus transfer | 702 Southern Circuit 715 & 716 to Old Reynella 721-725 to City T721/T721X to City (Express) 732-734 to Westfield Marion 740 to Seaford 741 to Maslin Beach 743 & 744 Hackham West Circuit 745 & 747 Seaford Circuit T748 to Seaford (Express) 749 to Aldinga Beach 750 to Sellicks Beach 751 & 753 to Willunga |
| Adjacent stations | |
| « Previous Christie Downs |
Next » Seaford Meadows |
Noarlunga Centre Interchange is a railway station on the Seaford line.[1] Situated in the southern Adelaide suburb of Noarlunga Centre, it is 30.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.
The station has a bus interchange directly alongside and is adjacent to a large commuter park & ride facility.
History
Prior to the railway line being extended in the mid-1970s, most local trains from Adelaide had terminated at either Marino or Hallett Cove, a station on the closed line to Willunga.
Noarlunga Centre opened on 2 April 1978 as the terminus of the line when it was extended from Christie Downs. It was built as an island platform between the two rail tracks and the ticket office on the bridge above. Passengers accessed the platforms via escalators or a ramp and typically had a long walk between trains and buses.
In 1996 a third platform face was added alongside the western track, and the ticket office relocated onto the platform level.[2] The project was completed in March 2004, since then most trains have used this western track, giving passengers safer and more direct access to connecting buses. Prior to the Seaford expansion, Platform 1 had been disused.
There are no storage facilities for trains at Noarlunga Centre. However a number of the extra railcars needed for peak-hour services on the line are stabled overnight in secure sidings at Port Stanvac, around four kilometres north, just beyond Lonsdale station.
Since the 1990s, there has been significant residential development at Seaford and Aldinga, south of Noarlunga Centre with several proposals to extend the rail line southwards from Noarlunga Interchange to serve the Seaford district. A corridor of land had been reserved.
In 2009, construction of the extension to Seaford commenced.[3][4][5][6] The extension opened on 23 February 2014.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Seaford & Tonsley timetable Adelaide Metro 20 July 2014
- ↑ "Noarlunga Centre Reconstruction" Railway Digest March 1996 page 17
- ↑ Seaford rail extension moves forward as planning contracts awarded Anthony Albanese 12 August 2009
- ↑ Work starts on Seaford rail extension Projectlink 4 September 2009
- ↑ Seaford Rail Extension Project Adcor Constructions
- ↑ Seaford Rail Extension Thiess
- ↑ Seaford Rail Extension opened 23 February 2014 Department for Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
- ↑ Electrifying opening for the new Seaford line ABC Adelaide 23 February 2014
External links
Media related to Noarlunga Centre Interchange at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 35°08′24″S 138°29′33″E / 35.1399°S 138.4925°E