Belair railway station
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Belair | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Sheoak Road, Belair | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′53″S 138°37′59″E / 34.9981°S 138.633°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Belair | ||||||||||
| Distance | 21.5 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (2 disused) | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 195 to Blackwood 892 & 893 to Aldgate & Blackwood | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1883 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Belair railway station is located on the
Belair line service.[1]
History
Belair station opened in 1883 with the opening of the
Adelaide-Melbourne line. Belair is a scenic location on the edge of the Belair National Park
and the station has a number of historic preserved buildings. In past years, many people travelled by train to Belair at weekends to enjoy the adjacent National Park. The large 1890s vintage wooden shelter on the main platform was built for these crowds. There were other facilities at the station such as a refreshment room, now long gone. Parts of the heritage station were destroyed by an arsonist in May 2003. The building is currently being rebuilt with special materials. There are also a number of stabling sidings for storing passenger trains overnight.(Used for peak hours terminating trains)
Until 1987, the
standard gauge. This prevented any restoration of local trains to Bridgewater or beyond. Between Goodwood and Belair, the former double track route became two parallel single lines, one broad gauge for Adelaide Metro
services, and the former Adelaide bound track was converted to standard gauge for interstate freight.
Services by platforms
| Platform | Destination | Notes |
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| 1 | Adelaide/Belair | |
| 2 | Not in Passenger Use | Now using for Belair Loop ( Adelaide-Wolseley railway line )
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| 3 | Not in Passenger Use | Now using for Belair Loop ( Adelaide-Wolseley railway line )(Highly used)
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Transport links
| Bus Transfers: Stop 25 Upper Sturt Rd | |
| Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
| 195 | Blackwood Interchange to City |
| 892 | Fullarton Rd to Aldgate |
| 893 | Aldgate to Blackwood Interchange |
References
- ^ Belair timetable Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
External links
Media related to Belair railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Flickr gallery
