Coromandel railway station explained

Coromandel
Style:Adelaide
Address:Brighton Parade, Blackwood
Elevation:832feet [1]
Owned:Department for Infrastructure and Transport
Operator:Adelaide Metro
Distance:17.2 km from Adelaide
Platforms:2 (1 disused)
Structure:Ground
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Connections: Bus
Code:16504 (to City)
18574 (to Belair)
Opened:1883
Rebuilt:2009

Coromandel railway station is located on the Belair line.[2] Situated in the Adelaide southern foothills suburb of Blackwood in South Australia, it is 17.2 kilometres from Adelaide station and 254 metres above sea level.

History

The station opened in 1883 and was originally named Brighton Parade.[3] In 1995, the western side platform was closed when the inbound line was converted to standard gauge as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project. The station now consists of a single platform with a covered shelter which serves trains going in both directions.

As part of the renewal of the Belair line in 2009, improvements to access ramps, seating, fencing, lighting, signage and safety markings have taken place at Coromandel.[4] [5] Under the 'Adopt a Station' program run by TransAdelaide, the station was adopted by the Blackwood Neighbourhood Watch group, who have assumed responsibility for the removal of graffiti, assisting with the landscaping of the station grounds and reporting vandalism incidents.

Services by platform

PlatformDestination/sNotes
style=background:#1Adelaide/Belair
2Not in use

Transport links

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Notes and References

  1. SAR Public Timetable 1954, pg96
  2. http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/var/metro/storage/original/application/6ede59c8022d206c992773d85ff753a4.pdf Belair timetable
  3. Book: Callaghan. WH. The Overland Railway. 1992. Australian Railway Historical Society. Sydney. 0-909650-29-2. 241.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20091226183859/http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/better/belair_renewal.html Belair line renewal
  5. http://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/completed_projects/belair Belair Line Renewal