List of closed railway stations in Adelaide Last updated March 03, 2025 Closed railway stations in Adelaide, South Australia
A number of railway lines and stations which formed part of the greater Adelaide rail network have been closed and removed over time. Most railway lines have been taken over by housing developments, only a very few have been converted into rail trails. In addition, most of the stations have been demolished. The most recent railway line to close to traffic was the GMH Elizabeth railway line , which was closed in 1992 due to declining traffic. A number of stations have also been closed and rebuilt such as Ovingham or Bowden . [ 1] [ 2] For closed railway stations in rural outer South Australia , see List of closed railway stations in South Australia .
Closed railway lines Northfield line , opened 1 June 1857 (closed 1987) [ 3] Penfield line , opened 1941, (closed 1991) [ 4] Henley Beach line , extension of Grange line , opened 1894 (closed 1957) [ 5] Finsbury line , opened 1940 (closed 1978) [ 6] GMH Elizabeth line , opened 1959 (closed 1992) [ 7] Dry Creek-Port Dock line , opened 1 February 1868 (closed to passengers 1988, now freight only) [ 8] Hendon line , opened 1940 (closed 1980) [ 9] Semaphore line , opened 7 January 1878 (closed 1978) [ 10] Willunga line , opened 20 January 1915 (closed 1969, now the Coast to Vines Rail Trail ) [ 11] Bridgewater line , extension of Belair line , opened 1883 (closed to passengers 1987, converted to standard gauge 1995) [ 12] Holdfast Bay line , opened 24 May 1880 (closed 1929, now the Westside Bikeway ) [ 13] Glenelg line , opened 2 August 1873 (converted into the Glenelg tram line in 1929) [ 14] Jubilee Exhibition line , opened 1887, never carried regular passenger services (closed 1927) [ 15] Adelaide suburban network There are two closed stations on the passenger railway network in the city of Adelaide, South Australia that have not been demolished, both along the Belair line :
Rebuilt These stations previously existed in slightly different locations, and/or at a higher or lower level (for example, originally at ground level then lowered into a cutting), to their modern-day counterparts. They may be considered the closed predecessors of today's stations.
Christie Downs (November 1981) - on the Seaford line Oaklands (10 June 2008 (at-grade) (6 May 2019 (grade separated) - on the Seaford line Brighton (25 January 1976) - on the Seaford line Hallett Cove (1970s, 1990s and August 2010) - on the Seaford line Ovingham (7 November 2022) - on the Gawler line Dudley Park (1940s) - on the Gawler line Islington (12 June 2022) - on the Gawler line Dry Creek (1982, 2022) - on the Gawler line Parafield (1982, 2008) - on the Gawler line Chidda (1974, 2012) - on the Gawler line Salisbury (17 December 1985) - on the Gawler line Elizabeth South (April 2012) - on the Gawler line Elizabeth (1999, 2012) - on the Gawler line Womma (2021, 2022) - on the Gawler line Broadmeadows (2011) - on the Gawler line Smithfield (2001) - on the Gawler line Munno Para (September 2011) - on the Gawler line Tambelin (1986, 2021-2022) - on the Gawler line Gawler (1872, 2012) - on the Gawler line Gawler Oval (2006) - on the Gawler line Bowden (rebuilt in a lowered cutting in 2018) - on the Outer Harbor line Croydon (2018) - on the Outer Harbor line Port Adelaide (1971, 2010) - on the Outer Harbor line Ethelton (October 2024) - on the Outer Harbor line Glanville (1978) - on the Outer Harbor line Largs North (1943, 2002) - on the Outer Harbor line Taperoo (1955) - on the Outer Harbor line Midlunga (17 July 1961) - on the Outer Harbor line Osborne (1980s) - on the Outer Harbor line Albert Park (2017) - on the Grange line Grange , terminus of Grange line (1986) Tonsley (29 December 2020) - on the Flinders line Millswood (12 October 2014) - on the Belair line Unley Park (1980s, 2000s) - on the Belair line Lynton (2007) - on the Belair line Eden Hills (1990s, 2009) - on the Belair line Coromandel (2009) - on the Belair line Blackwood (1990s, 2009) - on the Belair line Further reading Thompson M. Rails through swamp and sand – a history of the Port Adelaide Railway . Port Dock Station Railway Museum. 1988. Andrews FB. 'The Salisbury munitions tramways. Light railways , 187. February 2006. South Australian State Transport Authority. The bay line . Adelaide. 1979. Barry PJ. 'The Jubilee Exhibition Railway'. Bulletin , 732. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1998. Callaghan WH. The overland railway . Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division, St James. 1992. Castle BJ. 'The Balhannah – Mount Pleasant branch line'. Bulletin , 316. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1964. Collins N. The jetties of South Australia. Privately published. Woodside. 2005. Fluck RE, Sampson R and Bird KJ. Steam locomotives and railcars of the South Australian Railways . Mile End Railway Museum. Roseworthy. 1986. Jennings R. Line clear: 100 years of train working Adelaide-Serviceton. Mile End Railway Museum. Roseworthy. 1986. Lockyer A. 'Jetty and wharf tramways of South Australia'. Light railways , 142. August 1998. Mack D. Little coastal railways of the Adelaide plains . Privately published. Camden Park. 1986. McNicol S. SAR railcars . Railmac. Elizabeth. 1989. Pantlin G and Sargent J (eds). Railway stations in greater metropolitan Adelaide. Train Hobby Publications. Melbourne. 2005. Quinlan H, Newland JR. Australian railway routes 1854–2000 . Australian Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division. Redfern. 2000. Richardson J (ed). Along the line no. 2. Traction Publications. Canberra City. 1964. Richardson J (ed). Along the line in South Australia . Traction Publications. Canberra City. 1964. Sampson R. Rails round Adelaide . Mile End Railway Museum. Walkerville. 1978. Thompson MH. The Goodwood – Brighton – Willunga line'. Bulletin . 336. Australian Railway Historical Society. October 1965. Wheaton RT. Rails to the bay . Australian Electric Traction Association. Sydney. 1971.
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