Kilkenny railway station, Adelaide
Kilkenny | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Railcar 3108 at Kilkenny station, November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kilkenny Road, Kilkenny | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°53′10″S 138°32′59″E / 34.8862°S 138.5497°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Grange Outer Harbor Port Dock | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 6 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bus routes | J8 (Kilkenny Road) 150, 155, 157 (Port Road) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Side platform | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 16531 (to City) 18448 (to Outer Harbor, Port Dock & Grange) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | c. 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kilkenny railway station is located on the Grange, Outer Harbor and Port Dock lines.[1][2] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of Kilkenny, it is six kilometres from Adelaide station.
History
[edit] | This section needs additional citations for verification. (July 2023) |
The railway line from Adelaide to Port Adelaide opened in April 1856, but for the first 25 years, there was no station at Kilkenny. Kilkenny station was built when the single track Port Adelaide railway was duplicated in 1881. Later,[when?] a network of goods sidings was subsequently installed on both sides of the main line to serve various factories which were established in the vicinity. By the early years of the 20th century, there were two signal cabins at Kilkenny – one at the Adelaide end of the station controlling access to sidings, the other at the Woodville Park end controlling the level crossing across David Terrace. In 1930, three-aspect colour-light signalling was installed on this section of the Port line in an effort to accommodate the close headways necessary with the heavy traffic of that era.
Kilkenny was busy with both passengers and goods by virtue of the industrial activity in the area. However, as heavy industries declined in the 1960s and 1970s, so did traffic to and from the station. The goods sidings were closed in September 1977 and were subsequently removed, along with the signal cabin. The nearby industrial factories were demolished in November 2018.
Services by platform
[edit]| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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| 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 |
Transport links
[edit]| Bus Transfers: Stop 15 (Kilkenny Road) | |
| Route No. | Destination & Route Details |
| J8 | Marion via West Lakes, Arndale, Adelaide Airport & Marion Rd [3] |
| J8 | West Lakes via Marion Interchange, Marion Rd, Adelaide Airport & Arndale |
References
[edit]- ^ Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
- ^ Port Dock Railway Line - Adelaide Metro website, 17 June 2024
- ^ Route J8 Adelaide Metro
- Rails Through Swamp and Sand – A History of the Port Adelaide Railway. M. Thompson pub. Port Dock Station Railway Museum (1988) ISBN 0-9595073-6-1
External links
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Media related to Kilkenny railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons