Lynton | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Beagle Terrace, Lynton | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°59′43″S138°36′21″E / 34.9952°S 138.6059°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Belair | ||||||||||
Distance | 10.7 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 disused) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | None | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 16536 (to City) 18576 (to Belair) | ||||||||||
Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1946 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2007 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lynton railway station is located on the Belair line between the Adelaide southern foothills suburbs of Lynton and Clapham, 10.7 kilometres from Adelaide station. [1]
The station was opened in 1946, replacing the Sleeps Hill halt which was provided with step-down platforms south of the Sleeps Hill Quarry Sidings, approximately 500 metres south of Lynton station. [2]
In 1995, the western side platform was closed when the inbound line was converted to standard gauge as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project. The eastern side platform was rebuilt in 2007.
Platform | Destination/s | Notes |
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1 | Adelaide/Belair | |
2 | Not in use |
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