Mile End railway station, Adelaide

Not to be confused with Mile End Goods railway station.

Mile End
Southbound view from Platform 1 in 2007
General information
Location	James Congdon Drive, Mile End, South Australia
Coordinates	34°55′30″S138°34′48″E / 34.9250°S 138.5801°E / -34.9250; 138.5801
Owned by	Department for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line	Belair Flinders Seaford
Distance	2.0 km (1.2 mi) from Adelaide railway station
Platforms	4
Tracks	5
Connections	None
Construction
Structure type	Ground (1 island, 2 side)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	16542 (to City) 18582 (to Seaford, Flinders, Belair)
Website	Adelaide Metro
History
Opened	1898
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station Adelaide Terminus Belair line Adelaide Showground towards Belair Flinders line Adelaide Showground towards Flinders Seaford line Adelaide Showground towards Seaford
Location

Mile End railway station, in the Australian state of South Australia, is on Adelaide's main South Line, with services to Belair, Seaford and Flinders. It lies between the inner western suburb of Mile End and the Park Lands, ^{[1] [2]} 2.0 kilometres (1.2 miles) from Adelaide railway station. Access is from Ellis Park, in the Park Lands, and from Mile End.

History

The station opened in 1898, ^{[3] : 6 of ch. 2.05} and was alternatively known^{[ when? ]} as "Mile End Passenger" station to distinguish it from Mile End Goods station.^{[ citation needed ]}

The station now mainly services Belair line trains from the two western platforms and Seaford and Flinders from the eastern platforms.^{[ citation needed ]}

Public criticism

Mile End station has been criticised for being below contemporary standards. In 2016, the station was ranked as the worst station in the western suburbs, ^[4] especially because of the absence of toilets or other amenities on platforms or nearby, and waiting shelters that needed replacing. Pedestrian access from the adjacent Park Lands is only via an old, narrow underpass. The pedestrian footpath from James Congdon Drive crosses three widely spaced tracks and before reaching the platforms passengers occasionally have to wait several minutes for trains to pass – in particular, interstate freight trains more than a kilometre long on the 1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard-gauge track that runs past the station. The platforms are narrow and too short. The station also does not feature any on-station passenger information other than timetables. The platforms are too short for coupled "A-City" 4000 class electric multiple unit trainsets which run on special event days. The other platform is shortened for Belair line trains,^{[ further explanation needed ]} which run in two-car sets.^{[ citation needed ]}

Services by platform

Platform	Destination/s	Notes
1	Seaford/Flinders	To Belair (occasionally used)
2	Adelaide
3	Seaford/Flinders/Belair
4	Adelaide

See also

• Mile End Goods railway station

References

1. Belair timetable Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
2. Seaford & Tonsley timetable Adelaide Metro 20 July 2014
3. Wilson, Tom; Radcliffe, John; Steele, Christopher (2021). Adelaide's public transport – the first 180 years (PDF e‑book) . Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN   9781743058855.
4. "And the worst rail stop in the west goes to ..." The Advertiser. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

External links

• Media related to Mile End railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons