Islington railway station

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Islington
IslingtonRailwayStationAdelaide2022.jpg
Southbound view of the station platforms, November 2022
General information
LocationPedder Crescent, Prospect
Owned by Department for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated by Adelaide Metro
Line Gawler
Distance6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Adelaide
Platforms2
Connections Adelaide bus logo.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingOn-street parking (Exeter Tce)
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code16527 (to City)
18540 (to Gawler Central)
History
Rebuilt12 June 2022
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
Dudley Park
towards Adelaide
Gawler line Kilburn
towards Gawler Central
Location
Islington railway station

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 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Adelaide railway station.

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History

Islington railway station, looking north, in 1891 soon after duplication of the line to Gawler Islington railway station, South Australia, 1891 (NRM 1-1-07697).jpg
Islington railway station, looking north, in 1891 soon after duplication of the line to Gawler

Islington station was opened in December 1856 as part of the Gawler Town railway line. [2]

North of the station lie the Islington Railway Workshops, once owned by the South Australian Railways and now by rail-related specialist companies. [3] To the west of the station lies the Australian Rail Track Corporation's 1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard-gauge line to Crystal Brook; trains on this track do not stop at Islington. On the eastern side of the station lay a road–rail transfer yard with which TNT and Holden were involved. The yard had closed by the late 1990s and remained unused until 2008, when it was completely cleared to make way for a new residential development. In 2014, decontamination of the site commenced. [4]

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, way-finding and lighting. [5]

Services by platform

Islington station has two single-face platforms to handle passenger traffic for Adelaide Metro's Gawler line services; these are 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge. It is a designated a high-frequency station, with trains scheduled every 15 minutes on weekdays, between 7:30am and 6:30pm. [1]

PlatformDestination
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. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Gawler Central timetable Archived 4 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine , Adelaide Metro, 6 November 2022
  2. ↑ Stewien, Ron (2007). A history of the South Australian Railways volume 1: the early years. Melbourne: Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 201. ISBN   9780858490475.
  3. ↑ Islington Railways Workshop Group Archived 28 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Australian Heritage Places Inventory
  4. ↑ Isington Railyards, Archived, 13 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure, September 2014.
  5. ↑ Station Refresh Program Works: Islington Railway Station, Department for Infrastructure & Transport - South Australia, December 2021
  6. ↑ Route 100 timetable Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Adelaide Metro, 25 January 2015

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