Bridgewater railway station, Adelaide
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Bridgewater railway station was a railway station located in the Adelaide Hills
suburb of Bridgewater
and was 37.2km or 23 miles, 32 chains away from Adelaide
by rail.
The station opened in the 1880s and was the terminus of the now defunct Bridgewater line. It consisted of three platforms (all of which are now demolished). Platform 1 was a stand alone platform that was 140.2 metres long and Platforms 2 and 3 were an island platform both 170.7 metres long. In January 1980 a 2 set 2000/2100 class railcar terminated at Bridgewater for a test run before entering service in February of that year. The station building on the main platform was burned down by arsonists in 1983.
The station closed in 1987, along with suburban services on the route between Belair and Bridgewater. There is no evidence of the station left, as the offices and island platform were demolished around 1990, while more recently the brick relay console and main platform were demolished, in November 2006.
Services to Bridgewater were on the metropolitan broad gauge network, with two line working from Goodwood to Belair, and single line working beyond Belair. In 1995 the line was converted to standard gauge along with the rest of the Adelaide-Melbourne line.
Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills are part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is unofficially centred on the largest town in the area, Mount Barker, which has a population of around 29,000 and is also one of Australia's fastest growing towns.- History :The...
suburb of Bridgewater
Bridgewater, South Australia
Bridgewater is a town in the Adelaide Hills, southeast of Adelaide in South Australia.It is the former end of the Adelaide-Bridgewater railway line; this route was closed in 1987...
and was 37.2km or 23 miles, 32 chains away from Adelaide
Adelaide Railway Station
Adelaide Railway Station is the central terminus of the Adelaide Metro railway system. It is at on the north side of North Terrace, west of Parliament House. The Adelaide Casino is in part of the building that is no longer required for the station....
by rail.
The station opened in the 1880s and was the terminus of the now defunct Bridgewater line. It consisted of three platforms (all of which are now demolished). Platform 1 was a stand alone platform that was 140.2 metres long and Platforms 2 and 3 were an island platform both 170.7 metres long. In January 1980 a 2 set 2000/2100 class railcar terminated at Bridgewater for a test run before entering service in February of that year. The station building on the main platform was burned down by arsonists in 1983.
The station closed in 1987, along with suburban services on the route between Belair and Bridgewater. There is no evidence of the station left, as the offices and island platform were demolished around 1990, while more recently the brick relay console and main platform were demolished, in November 2006.
Services to Bridgewater were on the metropolitan broad gauge network, with two line working from Goodwood to Belair, and single line working beyond Belair. In 1995 the line was converted to standard gauge along with the rest of the Adelaide-Melbourne line.