Mile End railway station, Adelaide
Mile End | |||||||||||||||||||
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Northbound view from Platform 2 in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | James Congdon Drive, Mile End, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°55′30″S 138°34′48″E / 34.9250°S 138.5801°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Belair Flinders Seaford | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2.0 km (1.2 mi) from Adelaide railway station | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | None | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground (1 island, 2 side) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 16542 (to City) 18582 (to Seaford, Flinders, Belair) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mile End railway station, in the Australian state of South Australia, is on Adelaide's main South Line, with services to Belair, Seaford and Flinders. It lies between the inner western suburb of Mile End and the Park Lands,[1][2] 2.0 kilometres (1.2 miles) from Adelaide railway station. Access is from Ellis Park, in the Park Lands, and from Mile End.
History
The station opened in 1898,[3]: 6 of ch. 2.05 and was alternatively known as "Mile End Passenger" station to distinguish it from Mile End Goods station.
The station now mainly services Belair line trains from the two western platforms and Seaford and Flinders from the eastern platforms.
Public criticism
Mile End station has been criticised for being below contemporary standards. In 2016, the station was ranked as the worst station in the western suburbs,[4] especially because of the absence of toilets or other amenities on platforms or nearby, and waiting shelters that needed replacing. Pedestrian access from the adjacent Park Lands is only via an old, narrow underpass. The pedestrian footpath from James Congdon Drive crosses three widely spaced tracks and before reaching the platforms passengers occasionally have to wait several minutes for trains to pass – in particular, interstate freight trains more than a kilometre long on the 1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard-gauge track that runs past the station. The platforms are narrow and too short. The station also does not feature any on-station passenger information other than timetables. The platforms are too short for coupled "A-City" 4000 class electric multiple unit trainsets which run on special event days. The other platform is shortened for Belair line trains, which run in two-car sets.
Services by platform
| Platform | Destination/s | Notes |
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| 1 | Seaford/Flinders | To Belair (occasionally used) |
| 2 | Adelaide | |
| 3 | Seaford/Flinders/Belair | |
| 4 | Adelaide |
See also
References
- ^ Belair timetable Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
- ^ Seaford & Tonsley timetable Adelaide Metro 20 July 2014
- ^ Wilson, Tom; Radcliffe, John; Steele, Christopher (2021). Adelaide's public transport – the first 180 years (PDF e‑book) . Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781743058855.
- ^ "And the worst rail stop in the west goes to ..." The Advertiser. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
External links
- Media related to Mile End railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons