Croydon railway station, Adelaide

Croydon railway station is located on the Grange, Outer Harbor and Port Dock lines.^[1][2] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of Croydon, it is 4.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.

Croydon
Station shelter on Platform 1, March 2018
General information
Location	Euston Terrace, Croydon
Coordinates	34°53′50″S 138°33′50″E
Owned by	Department for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Grange Outer Harbor Port Dock
Distance	4.2 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	150, 155, 157 (Port Road)
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes → level boarding
Other information
Station code	16505 (to City) 18444 (to Outer Harbor, Port Dock & Grange)
Website	Adelaide Metro
History
Opened	1888
Rebuilt	2018
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station Bowden towards Adelaide Grange line West Croydon towards Grange Outer Harbor line West Croydon towards Outer Harbor Port Dock line West Croydon towards Port Dock

History

Croydon station opened in 1888, with the station buildings and platforms transferred from the former Torrens Bridge station. The station has been unattended by staff since 1981. The provides easy access to the popular Queen Street/Elizabeth Street cafe and retro shop strip, as well as a children's park. Wheelchair access ramps and sheltered seating areas are located on both platforms.

Lights displaying the warning 'Caution More Than One Train' have been installed at pedestrian crossings near the station as part of an Adelaide-wide crossing safety upgrade program. These lights are illuminated when more than one train is due to warn pedestrians waiting to cross the line that another train will be following quickly after the first has passed.

Whilst it had been previously proposed that as part of an upgrade to South Road, the station would be elevated and potentially relocated to the east as part of a grade separation project, the final design adopted a shorter rail overpass option allowing the station to remain in its current location.^[3][4]

Upgrade

In October 2017, it was announced that the station would be demolished in its entirety to remove a speed restriction on passing trains due to the relatively narrow width of the rail corridor in between the platforms. The rebuilt station features completely new platforms that are the same height as the train floor, as well as new shelters, seating and lighting. The pedestrian crossing points at the adjacent level crossing was also upgraded to 'active crossings' meaning that gates will open and close automatically to prevent pedestrians from entering the rail corridor whilst trains are passing. Construction was originally expected to be completed by the reopening of the train line in January 2018, however, works continued until May with the platforms remaining open for train passengers during most of this time.

Services by platform

Platform	Lines	Destinations
1	Grange	all stops services to Grange
	Outer Harbor	limited stops services to Outer Harbor
	Port Dock	all stops services to Port Dock
2	Grange	all stops services to Adelaide
	Outer Harbor	limited stops services to Adelaide
	Port Dock	all stops services to Adelaide

References

1. Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
2. Port Dock Railway Line - Adelaide Metro website, 17 June 2024
3. Project Assessment Report Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure June 2014
4. Turning right on to Port Rd banned once South Rd and Torrens-to-Torrens upgrade finished Adelaide Advertiser 1 July 2014

External links

Media related to Croydon railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons