Adelaide Parklands Terminal

Adelaide Parklands Terminal
Adelaide Parklands Terminal
Location	Richmond Road, Keswick Terminal
Coordinates	34°56′17″S 138°34′52″E / 34.93806°S 138.58111°ECoordinates: 34°56′17″S 138°34′52″E / 34.93806°S 138.58111°E
Owned by	Journey Beyond
Operated by	Journey Beyond
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	18 May 1984
Services

Adelaide Parklands Terminal, formerly known as the Keswick Terminal, is the only interstate railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the city centre, adjacent to the suburb of Keswick, and is within the southern part of the West Parklands.

History[]

The terminal opened on 18 May 1984 as Keswick Terminal (and located near, but not connected to, the similarly named Keswick station). It was developed by Australian National (AN) as a dedicated long-haul passenger rail station, allowing AN to vacate the then State Transport Authority's Adelaide railway station. In 1986, the Geographic Names Board approved the name Keswick Terminal for the station, and it was officially classified as a suburb in the City of West Torrens on 30 April 1987.^[1] The station was included in the sale of Australian National's passenger operations to Great Southern Rail on 1 November 1997.^[2]

In June 2008, the station was renamed Adelaide Parklands Terminal.^[3] following Stage One of a plan to "improve guest comfort and amenity, traffic and passenger movement, food and retail facilities, image, identity, presentation and sustainability".^[4] SA Govt Tourism Minister Jane Lomax-Smith officially opened the terminal on 6 August 2008.^[5]

Services[]

The terminal was built as a dual gauge station being served by the standard gauge Ghan, Indian Pacific and Trans-Australian to the north, and the broad gauge Overland to the south-east. It was also served by regional trains operated by South Australian Railways Bluebird railcars and Commonwealth Railways CB class railcars, and all SA regional trains ceased operation by 1990. The Adelaide to Melbourne line was converted to standard gauge in 1995, and The Overland became a standard-gauge train.

Adelaide is the only^{[citation needed]} city in the world where passengers can catch trains on both north-south and east-west transcontinental routes, The Ghan,^[6] (to Alice Springs and Darwin), and the Indian Pacific,^[7] (to Sydney and Perth). Passengers can also catch The Overland (to Melbourne).^[8] These trains are all operated by Journey Beyond.^[9]

Local transport[]

Note that although three suburban rail lines pass by close to the station, these don't have a halt at this station. The nearest bus stops are at 500 or 1000 metres distance; these have frequent service to the city centre.