Parafield Gardens | |||||||||||
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![]() North-east bound view from Platform 2, April 2008 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Lindwall Street, Parafield Gardens | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°47′28″S 138°37′25″E / 34.79111°S 138.62361°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Gawler | ||||||||||
Distance | 16.6 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (island platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | None | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 16555 (to City) 18545 (to Gawler Central) | ||||||||||
Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 May 1968 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Parafield Gardens railway station is located on the Gawler line.[1] Situated adjacent to Parafield Airport, in the northern Adelaide suburb of Parafield Gardens, it is 16.6 kilometres (10.3 mi) from Adelaide station.
History
[edit]Parafield Gardens was first opened on 1 May 1968.
It is one of only two stations on the Gawler Central line to have a pedestrian underpass (the other is Greenfields). The other stations have had theirs closed due to concerns with safety and vandalism.[citation needed] To the west of the station lies the Australian Rail Track Corporation standard gauge line to Crystal Brook.
Platforms and Services
[edit]Parafield Gardens an island platform, and is serviced by Adelaide Metro Gawler line services. Trains are scheduled every 30 minutes, seven days a week.[2] The main entrance to the station is via a pedestrian underpass at the Northern end of the platform.
Platform | Destination |
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1 | Gawler and Gawler Central |
2 | Adelaide |
References
[edit]- ^ Gawler Central timetable Adelaide Metro 4 February 2013
- ^ "Gawler Central Timetable" (PDF). Adelaide Metro. 6 November 2022.
External links
[edit]Media related to Parafield Gardens railway station at Wikimedia Commons