Keswick railway station, Adelaide

Keswick
Northbound view from Keswick Bridge in November 2007
Location	Anzac Highway Keswick
Owned by	Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
Line(s)	Adelaide-Wolseley
Distance	3.8 km from Adelaide
Platforms	4
Connections	Adelaide Parklands Terminal
History
Opened	6 April 1913
Closed	2013
Services
Preceding station   TransAdelaide   Following station Mile End toward Adelaide Belair line Goodwood toward Belair Seaford line Goodwood toward Seaford Tonsley line Goodwood toward Flinders

Keswick railway station was a station on the Adelaide-Wolseley line and served by Adelaide Metro Belair, Noarlunga and Tonsley line services. It was located in the inner western Adelaide suburb of Keswick, 3.8 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History[]

Keswick station was opened on 6 April 1913.^[1] Within months of opening, a station master was appointed to manage bulk goods business, including firewood and sand bricks.^[2] A ticket office was added in 1927.^[3] The station lay adjacent to Adelaide Parklands Terminal.

The station was closed and demolished in March 2013 during the closure of the Noarlunga) and Tonsley lines, in preparation for the electrification of those lines.^[4] At the time of its closure, it was the only station on the Adelaide suburban system without wheelchair access^{[citation needed]}, the steep terrain and sparse patronage being prohibitive. A new Adelaide Showground station south of the Keswick Bridge and opened on 17 February 2014, replacing Keswick as well as the annual temporary Showground Central station.^[5][6]

Services by platform[]

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External links[]

• Media related to Keswick railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons
• Flickr gallery

Coordinates: 34°56′29″S 138°34′58″E / 34.9413786°S 138.5827999°E / -34.9413786; 138.5827999