Mitchell Park | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Furner Road, Mitchell Park | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°00′08″S138°34′01″E / 35.0023182°S 138.5668196°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||
Distance | 11.5 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Bus routes | 213 to Westfield Marion 297 to Westfield Marion | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 16544 (to City) 18588 (to Flinders) | ||||||||||
Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1966 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Mitchell Park railway station is located on the Flinders line. [1] Situated in the south-western Adelaide suburb of Mitchell Park, it is 11.5 kilometres from Adelaide station.
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Mitchell Park station was opened in 1966.[ citation needed ] Since its opening, there have been no significant modifications to the station, besides paintwork or the addition of a newer speaker system.
Flinders has one side platform and is serviced by Adelaide Metro. Trains are scheduled every 30 minutes, with additional services in the morning and evening peak on weekdays.
Platform | Destination/s |
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1 | Flinders/Adelaide |
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