Mitcham railway station, Adelaide

Mitcham Railway Station is located on the Belair line in Adelaide.[1] Situated 8.5 kilometres from Adelaide station, it is in the suburb of Lower Mitcham.

Mitcham
Southbound view from Platform 1, March 2016
General information
LocationGrange Road, Lower Mitcham
Coordinates34°58′38″S 138°36′31″E / 34.9773°S 138.6086°E / -34.9773; 138.6086
Owned byDepartment for Infrastructure and Transport
Operated byAdelaide Metro
Line(s)Belair
Distance8.5 km from Adelaide
Platforms2 Side
Tracks3
ConnectionsBuses in Adelaide Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code16543 (to City)
18578 (to Belair)
WebsiteAdelaide Metro
History
Opened1883
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
Unley Park
towards Adelaide
Belair line Torrens Park
towards Belair

History

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Mitcham station opened in March 1883 with the opening of the Adelaide to Aldgate section of the Adelaide-Melbourne line. It was originally planned to call the station Lower Mitcham but the name was changed prior to opening. It was previously served by the Melbourne Express. Mitcham previously was a junction for lines to Clapham and Sleeps Hill. It is currently a stop on the Belair suburban commuter line. Mitcham and Blackwood are the only stations between Goodwood and Belair to have more than one platform in use.

In 1995, as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project, the third platform on the station's western side was converted to standard gauge.

The Mitcham railway station garden, known as Nellie's Garden, is named in honour of Nellie Iris Ellis (1920-1983) who established the garden. Mrs Ellis was the wife of a former stationmaster. The garden is maintained by volunteers and is one of only five public gardens provided by the City of Mitcham.[2][3]

In 2019, portions of Escape from Pretoria, a 2020 Australian prison film, was shot at the station and Nellie's Garden. During this time, trains did not stop at Mitcham.

Services by platform

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Platform Destination/s
1 Adelaide/Belair
2 Adelaide/Belair

Bus transfers

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Bus Transfers: Stop 13B (Grange Road)
Route No. Destination & Route Details
190 City – MitchamGlenelg
Bus Transfers: Stop 14 (Belair Road)
Route No. Destination & Route Details
195 City – MitchamBlackwood
196 City – MitchamBlackwood
300 Suburban Connector
892 Urrbrae High SchoolMitchamBlackwood

References

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  1. ^ Belair timetable Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
  2. ^ Nellie's Garden City of Mitcham
  3. ^ "Nellie's Garden | Mitcham Railway Station | Review - Play & Go AdelaidePlay & Go Adelaide". playandgo.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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