Grange railway station

Grange railway station is the terminus station of the Grange line.[1] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of Grange, it is 13 kilometres from Adelaide station.

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3000 class railcar (mid-refurb) at Grange station
General information
LocationTerminus Street, Grange
Coordinates34°54′01″S 138°29′27″E / 34.9003°S 138.4908°E / -34.9003; 138.4908
Owned byDepartment for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated byAdelaide Metro
Line(s)Grange
Distance13 km from Adelaide
Platforms1
Tracks1
Bus routesH30
ConnectionsBuses in Adelaide Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround, side platform
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code16523 (to City)
WebsiteAdelaide Metro
History
Opened1882
Rebuilt1986
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
East Grange
towards Adelaide
Grange line Terminus

History

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Original station platform remnants, 2008.

The original station, located 13.2 kilometres from Adelaide and on the western side of Military Road, was opened in September 1882 as the terminus of the Grange railway line. Initially operated by a private company, South Australian Railways took over the line in the 1890s, and extended it to Henley Beach station via the Henley Beach railway line. On 31 August 1957, however, the line was cut back to Grange.

On 9 March 1986, the current Grange station, on the eastern side of Military Road replaced the original station on the western side. The station was relocated to prevent traffic flow along Military Road from being interrupted by the arrival of trains. The ticket office and shelter of the original station were demolished shortly after, but the unused platform remains in place.

The station passenger shelter was replaced in 2017.

On 22 November 2022, a train derailed at the station by overshooting into the buffers. Nobody on the train was injured, and services resumed on the following day with trains terminating at the east end of the platform. The west end was subsequently fenced off.[2]


Services by platform

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Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Grange All stops services to Adelaide Terminus
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Bus Transfers: Stop 30A (Military Road)
Route No. Destination & Route Details
136 City to Port Adelaide
via Henley Beach Road, Westfield West Lakes & Frederick Road[3]
137 City to Westfield West Lakes
via Henley Beach Road & Turner Drive[4]
139 City to Westfield West Lakes
via Henley Beach Road, Military Road & West Lakes Boulevard[5]

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