Smithfield | ||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 1, January 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Anderson Walk, Smithfield | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′56″S 138°41′12″E / 34.6822°S 138.6866°E / -34.6822; 138.6866 | |||||||||||||||
| System | Railway station and bus interchange | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Gawler | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 30.2 km from Adelaide | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Cycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 16561 (to City) 18554 (to Gawler Central) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Metro | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 June 1857 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2001 | |||||||||||||||
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Smithfield railway station is a railway station and bus interchange in the northern Adelaide suburb of Smithfield. It is located on the Gawler line, 30.2 kilometres (18.8 mi) from Adelaide station.1
History
Smithfield station opened on Monday 1st June 1857 2 as the original terminus of the main north line, before the line was extended in October to Gawler. There was originally 6 services a day - 3 Up and 3 Down each, scheduled 4 hours apart, to and from Adelaide with stations also located at North Adelaide, Grand Junction, Dry Creek and Salisbury. 3 A station building and ticket office of the same design as those at North Adelaide station built in 1856 were provided. A short branch line running almost due west to the Smithfield munitions storage depot was built during World War II. This branch line was closed around 1961 when part of the depot was closed and the land sold for subdivision.
The original station building and ticket office was demolished in June 1987. By that time, the station building had been heavily vandalised.2 Station shelters like the ones at Dry Creek were installed, and these remained until a new station shelter was erected in 2001. At the same time, the western platform was upgraded.
Platforms and Services
Smithfield has two side platforms and is serviced by Adelaide Metro. It is a designated high-frequency station, with trains scheduled every 15 minutes on weekdays, between 7:30am and 6:30pm.4
| Platform | Destination |
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| 1 | Gawler and Gawler Central |
| 2 | Adelaide |
Bus routes
| Bus transfers: Stop Zone A (Smithfield Interchange) | |
| Route no. | Destination & route details |
| 228 | City via Midway Rd and Main North Rd (228F no pick up from Stop 16 to Stop 3) (228X express from Stop 29 to Stop 4) (T228 Limited stop service)5 |
| 440 | Munno Para via Carcoola Road6 |
| 443 | Elizabeth Interchange Loop via Turner Dr, Blair Park Dr, and Craigmore Rd (Hail 'n' Ride service)7 |
| 451 | Elizabeth Interchange via President Ave and Fordingbridge Rd (451A terminates at Stop 74A Edgecombe Rd, Davoren Park)8 |
| 452 | Elizabeth Interchange via Newton Blvd, Heytesbury Rd, and Mark Oliphant College (452W terminates at Stop 71 Heytsbury Rd, Davoren Park)9 |
| 461 | Munno Para West via Newton Blvd, Brandis Ave, and Mark Oliphant College10 |
| 462 | Angle Vale via Curtis Road (462C runs via Mark Oliphant College and St Columba College)11 |
| Bus transfers: Stop Zone B (Smithfield Interchange) | |
| Route no. | Destination & route details |
| 440 | Elizabeth Interchange via Hamblynn Rd and Woodford Rd6 |
| 441 | Elizabeth Interchange via Uley Rd, Hanson Rd, Campbell Rd, and Yorktown Rd12 |
| 442 | Elizabeth Interchange via Uley Rd, Park Lake Bvd, Blair Park Dr, and Turner Dr13 |
| 451 | Munno Para Centre Interchange via Warooka Dr8 |
| 452 | Munno Para Centre Interchange via Warooka Dr9 |
| 461 | Munno Para Centre Interchange via Warooka Dr10 |
| 462 | Munno Para Centre Interchange via Warooka Dr (462C follows the same route)11 |
References
References
- Gawler Central timetable Adelaide Metro 4 February 2013
- "Smithfield Railway station", Playford's Past, retrieved 13 May 2020
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207175920
- "Gawler Central Timetable" (PDF). Adelaide Metro. 6 November 2022.
- Route 228 Adelaide Metro
- Route 440 Adelaide Metro
- Route 443 Adelaide Metro
- Route 451 Adelaide Metro
- Route 452 Adelaide Metro
- Route 461 Adelaide Metro
- Route 462 Adelaide Metro
- Route 441 Adelaide Metro
- Route 442 Adelaide Metro