Cheltenham Racecourse railway station, Adelaide

Cheltenham Racecourse railway station was located on the Outer Harbor line, serving Cheltenham Park Racecourse in Adelaide.

Cheltenham Racecourse
General information
Location	Cheltenham Parade Cheltenham
Line(s)	Outer Harbor Line
Distance	8.7 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Bus routes	n/a
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
History
Opened	1895
Closed	21 February 2009, demolished June 2012
Rebuilt	1959
Services
Preceding station TransAdelaide Following station Woodville towards Adelaide Outer Harbor line Cheltenham towards Outer Harbor

History

The station opened in 1895 as Cheltenham, serving both rail passengers and race-goers. In the early 1910s a siding with a step-down platform was provided east of Cheltenham Parade to provide direct access to the racecourse. This siding was used on race days only and closed a few decades later. In 1959, an island-platform station opened 500 metres outbound from the original station and was named Cheltenham. The original station was renamed Cheltenham Racecourse, and was restricted to raceday services only.

On 21 February 2009, Cheltenham Park Racecourse closed to make way for new housing developments, and in June 2012, the station was demolished. With the development of the suburb of St Clair on the former racecourse site, construction of St Clair station began in June 2013, with the station opening on 23 February 2014.^[1][2][3][4]

References

1. Construction begins on St Clair Station Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Government of South Australia 19 June 2013
2. Construction begins on Adelaide's new St Clair Station Archived 25 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Urbanalyst 25 June 2013
3. St Clair station open for passengers on 23 February 2014 Archived 22 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Department for Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
4. "Adelaide Metro service changes during February" Railway Digest April 2014 page 17

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