West Croydon railway station, Adelaide

West Croydon railway station is located on the Grange and Outer Harbor lines.[1] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of West Croydon, it is 5.1 kilometres from Adelaide station.

West Croydon
West Croydon station in 2008
General information
LocationRosetta Street, West Croydon
Owned byDepartment for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated byAdelaide Metro
Line(s)Outer Harbor Grange
Distance5.1 km from Adelaide
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsNone
Construction
Structure typeOverpass Side platforms
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code16568 (to City)
18447 (to Outer Harbor & Grange)
WebsiteAdelaide Metro
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
Croydon
towards Adelaide
 Grange line Kilkenny
towards Grange
Outer Harbor line Kilkenny
towards Outer Harbor

History

The West Croydon station was developed as a result of a meeting between local residents and the Railway Commissioner in 1914. Initially, the station was to be called York, after a nearby subdivision, but the naming was changed to its current form. In 1910, a subway was built in a grade separation project. The platforms were built over the subway and the station opened on 21 December 1915.

In March 1978, the building on Platform 1 was destroyed by fire, and the ticket office on that platform was immediately closed. The ticket office on Platform 2 closed on 12 December 1980. In 2016, a nearby primary school painted six large signs that were added to the station's south platform as part of a program to decorate stations across Adelaide. Two of the paintings are of Pokémon, while the third displays the continent of Australia.

Services by platform
Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Grange all stops services to Grange
Outer Harbor all stops services to Outer Harbor
2 Grange all stops services to Adelaide
Outer Harbor all stops services to Adelaide

References
  1. Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014

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