Peterhead railway station, Adelaide

Peterhead
Peterhead railway station in 2011
Location	Hargrave Street, Peterhead
Coordinates	34°50′05″S 138°29′31″E / 34.8347°S 138.49195°E / -34.8347; 138.49195Coordinates: 34°50′05″S 138°29′31″E / 34.8347°S 138.49195°E / -34.8347; 138.49195
Owned by	Department for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Outer Harbor
Distance	14.6 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	150 (Fletcher Road) 157, 333 (Military Road)
Construction
Structure type	Island platform
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1911
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station Glanville towards Adelaide Outer Harbor line Largs towards Outer Harbor

Peterhead railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line.^[1] Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Peterhead, it is 14.6 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History[]

Peterhead station opened in 1911, when the line was extended from Glanville to Outer Harbor. In the 1990s, there were moves to curtail the line at Glanville, providing alternate transport beyond there. As a result, a feeder bus was introduced to connect Outer Harbour to the train at Glanville and Ethelton, as well as allowing passengers to travel to Port Adelaide, Semaphore (which used to have its own branch from the main line) and West Lakes. That was later split into two routes, one staying west near Military Road, and the other servicing the eastern side of the Lefevre Peninsula along Fletcher and Victoria Roads. The plans to close the line were later scrapped, although the nearby 333 and 350 routes are a remnant of these original plans.

In late 2016, the station was ranked as one of the worst in the western suburbs, based on five criteria^[2] and, like many other old western and northern suburbs stations, it is subject to vandalism. In 2017, the shelter was replaced at the station, and a Rail Care art project is planned.

In July 2018, several signal cabinets next to the level crossing were painted with an ocean theme, along with a quotation from Jules Verne. A mural with an octopus and submarine followed in September.^{[citation needed]}

Services by platform[]

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

External links[]

Media related to Peterhead railway station at Wikimedia Commons