Islington railway station

Islington
Islington
	Southbound view of the station platforms, November 2022
General information
Location	Pedder Crescent, Prospect
Owned by	Department for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Gawler
Distance	6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	On-street parking (Exeter Tce)
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	16527 (to City); 18540 (to Gawler Central)
History
Rebuilt	12 June 2022
Services

Last updated August 05, 2024

Islington railway station is located on the Gawler line.^[1] Situated in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of Prospect adjacent to Regency Road, it is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Adelaide station.

History

It is unclear when the station opened.

North of the station lie the Islington Railway Workshops.^[2] To the west of the station lies the Australian Rail Track Corporation standard gauge line to Crystal Brook. Opposite the station lay a TNT yard that was also used by Holden. The yard had closed by the late 1990s, and remained unused until 2008 when it was completely demolished to make way for a new residential development. In 2014, decontamination of the site commenced.^[3]

The station was refurbished in early 2022 during electrification works on the Gawler line. The refurbishment of the station included platform resurfacing, new shelters, seating, wayfinding, and lighting.^[4]

Services by platform

Islington station has two side platforms and is serviced by Adelaide Metro Gawler line services. It is a designated high-frequency station, with trains scheduled every 15 minutes on weekdays, between 7:30am and 6:30pm.^[1]

Platform	Destination
1	Gawler and Gawler Central
2	Adelaide

The station is also served by Adelaide Metro's route 300 Suburban Connector bus at Stop 15 Regency Road.^[5]

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References

1 2 Gawler Central timetable, Adelaide Metro, 6 November 2022
↑ Islington Railways Workshop Group Archived 28 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Australian Heritage Places Inventory
↑ Isington Railyards, Archived, 13 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure, September 2014.
↑ Station Refresh Program Works: Islington Railway Station, Department for Infrastructure & Transport - South Australia, December 2021
↑ Route 100 timetable, Adelaide Metro, 25 January 2015

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[:0-1] 1 2 Gawler Central timetable, Adelaide Metro, 6 November 2022

[2] Islington Railways Workshop Group Archived 28 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Australian Heritage Places Inventory

[3] Isington Railyards, Archived, 13 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure, September 2014.

[4] Station Refresh Program Works: Islington Railway Station, Department for Infrastructure & Transport - South Australia, December 2021

[5] Route 100 timetable, Adelaide Metro, 25 January 2015

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