Blackwood railway station

Blackwood
Location	Station Road Blackwood
Line(s)	Belair Line
Distance	18.1 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Bus routes	173 to City 195 & 196 to City G30F to City 600 & 601 to Marion 600 & 601 to Aberfoyle Park 605 to Darlington 694 Hawthorndene Loop 893 & 894 to Aldgate
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
History
Opened	1883
Rebuilt	1990s and 2009
Services
Preceding station   TransAdelaide   Following station Coromandel toward Adelaide Belair line Glenalta toward Belair

Blackwood railway station is located on the Belair line in Adelaide.^[1] Situated 18 kilometres from Adelaide station, it is in the southern foothills suburb of Blackwood. It and Mitcham are the only stations between Goodwood and Belair to have more than one platform in use to allow services to pass.

History

Blackwood station opened in 1883 with the opening of the Adelaide to Aldgate section of the Adelaide-Melbourne line. On 18 June 1928, it became the temporary terminus of the double track section from Eden Hills. On 24 June 1928 it was extended through to Belair. In 1940, a footbridge was added.^[2]

In 1995, as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project, a standard gauge line was laid on the eastern side of the station.

In 2009, the station was given a facelift.^[3]

Blackwood is one of the busiest stations on the Belair line. It is the only station on the line to have a bus interchange with connections available with many routes. Blackwood is also the only station where trains use the right platform as opposed to the left.

References

1. Belair timetable Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
2. Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 124, 241. ISBN 0 909650 29 2.
3. Belair Line Renewal Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure

External links

Media related to Blackwood railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 35°01′15″S 138°37′09″E / 35.0209°S 138.6192°E