Taperoo | |||||||||||
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![]() Northbound view from Platform 2, April 2008 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Railway Terrace, Taperoo | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°48′20″S138°29′57″E / 34.80556°S 138.49905°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Outer Harbor | ||||||||||
Distance | 18.2 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus routes | None | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1920 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1955 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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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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.
Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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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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