Alberton railway station, Adelaide
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Alberton railway station is on the suburban rail route from Adelaide to Port Adelaide and Outer Harbor. Alberton is 10.2km (6.4 miles) from Adelaide.
Train services are operated by TransAdelaide and depart every 30 minutes during Monday – Friday off-peak. There is a more frequent service during peak hours and one train every hour in the evenings and at weekends.
No freight trains operate through Alberton station today. However a significant amount of freight traffic uses the nearby Rosewater Loop and joins the Adelaide to Outer Harbor line at Port Adelaide Junction (just north of Alberton) heading for the LeFevre Peninsula and Pelican Point.
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[edit] History
Alberton is one of Adelaide’s older suburbs. The railway station and the substantial brick and stone building on the northbound platform were constructed in 1856 when the line between Adelaide and Port Adelaide was built. The other intermediate stations on this line were at Bowden and Woodville.
The original Adelaide to Port Adelaide railway was single track when built. As traffic expanded a crossing loop and second platform were opened at Alberton in 1878 and the line was duplicated over its entire length in 1881.
Goods sidings were installed in 1892, controlled by a signal cabin adjacent to the Fussell Place level crossing.
In the past Alberton station was often busy with weekend football crowds visiting the nearby Alberton Oval. Alberton Oval is still used by the Port Adelaide Magpies who play in the local SANFL. Port Power, the AFL team, uses Alberton as a training and administration base, but not for matches.
As traffic declined in the second half of the 20th century, the goods siding and signal cabin were taken out of use in 1953. Alberton station has been unattended since 1 September 1987.
[edit] Adjacent Stations
| Preceding station (inbound) |
TransAdelaide network | Following station (outbound) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | Outer Harbor Line | Port Adelaide | ||
[edit] References
- 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
