Penfield 3 railway station

Penfield 3
Railways in Adelaide - List of railway stations
Train services
Location
Street Taranaki Road
Suburb Edinburgh
Distance from Adelaide 25.8 km
Access by
Number of platforms 2
History
Opened 1940's
Closed 1991
Transfers
Train transfer n/a
Bus transfer n/a
Adjacent stations
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Penfield 3 railway station was located on the Penfield line in the northern Adelaide suburb of Edinburgh.[1] It was located 25.8 kilometres from Adelaide station.

It closed between 1988 and 1990, just before the Penfield line was closed and dismantled in1991. The station sign and most seats, the track and some of the platform are now gone. The canopy is still there as of July 2013.[1] Penfield 3 is the only station left after Penfield 1 and 2 were demolished in the late 1990s and Hilra was demolished in the 1980s. Penfield 3 is still accessible from Taranki Road.

References

  1. Andrews, F. B. (2006). "The Salisbury munitions tramways". Light Railways (187).

[1]https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-34.717711,138.647738,3a,47.7y,202.97h,84.27t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sWAvx8zpFFymiI2GAONPDAg!2e0

Coordinates: 34°43′03″S 138°38′52″E / 34.7175°S 138.6478°E / -34.7175; 138.6478

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