St Clair railway station

St Clair
North-west bound view from Platform 2, May 2014. The site of the former Cheltenham Racecourse station, which St Clair replaced, can be seen in the background.
General information
Location	Cheltenham Parade, Cheltenham
Coordinates	34°51′58″S138°31′29″E / 34.866049°S 138.524606°E / -34.866049; 138.524606
Owned by	Department for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Outer Harbor Port Dock
Distance	8.6 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Side platform
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	18683 (to City) 18684 (to Outer Harbor & Port Dock)
Website	Adelaide Metro
History
Opened	23 February 2014
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station Woodville towards Adelaide Outer Harbor line Cheltenham towards Osborne or Outer Harbor Outer Harbor line Express Alberton towards Osborne or Outer Harbor Port Dock line Cheltenham towards Port Dock

St Clair railway station is located on the Outer Harbor and Port Dock lines in South Australia. ^{[1] [2]} Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Cheltenham, it is 8.6 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

Construction of St Clair station began in June 2013, with the station opening on 23 February 2014. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} It is the official replacement for the Cheltenham Racecourse railway station, which closed in 2009 and was later demolished.

In late 2016, the station was ranked as one of the best stations in the western suburbs based on 5 criteria. ^[7] The reasons cited included: "Very clean, fine paintwork, no graffiti and no smell. Area well landscaped."

Services by platform

Platform	Lines	Destinations	Notes
1	Outer Harbor	all stops services to Outer Harbor	some peak hour services terminate at Osborne
	Port Dock	all stops services to Port Dock
2	Outer Harbor	all stops services to Adelaide
	Port Dock	all stops services to Adelaide

Transport links

Bus Transfers: Stop 29C (Cheltenham Parade)
Route No.	Destination & Route Details
J8	Marion via West Lakes, Arndale, Adelaide Airport & Marion Rd [8]
J8	West Lakes via Marion Interchange, Marion Rd, Adelaide Airport & Arndale [8]

References

1. Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
2. Port Dock Railway Line - Adelaide Metro website, 17 June 2024
3. Construction begins on St Clair Station Government of South Australia 19 June 2013
4. Construction begins on Adelaide's new St Clair Station Urbanalyst 25 June 2013
5. St Clair station open for passengers on 23 February 2014 Department for Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
6. "Adelaide Metro service changes during February" Railway Digest April 2014 page 17
7. "And the worst rail stop in the west goes to …". The Advertiser. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
8. Route J8 Adelaide Metro

External links

Media related to St Clair railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons