Taperoo railway station

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Taperoo
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General information
LocationRailway Terrace, Taperoo
Coordinates 34°48′20″S138°29′57″E / 34.80556°S 138.49905°E / -34.80556; 138.49905
Owned by Department for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated by Adelaide Metro
Line(s) Outer Harbor Line
Distance18.2 km from Adelaide
Platforms2
Tracks2
Bus routesH1, O1
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened1920
Rebuilt1955
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
Draper
towards Adelaide
Outer Harbor line Midlunga
towards Outer Harbor

Taperoo railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line. [1] Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Taperoo, it is 18.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.

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History

This station was built in 1920. It was originally named Silicate Siding, and was renamed Taperoo on 22 November 1920.

Originally a step down platform, it was replaced with the current island platform in 1955.

The station was upgraded in 2017 with a new shelter along with new signage and lighting.

Services by platform

PlatformLinesDestinationsNotes
1 Outer Harbor all stops services to Outer Harbor some peak hour services terminate at Osborne
2 Outer Harbor all stops services to Adelaide

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References

  1. Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014

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