Parafield Gardens
Parafield Gardens station in 2008
General information
LocationLindwall Street, Parafield Gardens
Coordinates34°47′28″S 138°37′25″E / 34.79111°S 138.62361°E / -34.79111; 138.62361
Owned byDepartment for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated byAdelaide Metro
Line(s)Gawler
Distance16.6 km from Adelaide
Platforms2 (island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsNone
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code16555 (to City)
18545 (to Gawler Central)
WebsiteAdelaide Metro
History
Opened1 May 1968
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
Greenfields
towards Adelaide
 Gawler line Parafield
towards Gawler Central

Parafield Gardens railway station is located on the Gawler line.[1] Situated adjacent to Parafield Airport, in the northern Adelaide suburb of Parafield Gardens, it is 16.6 kilometres (10.3 mi) from Adelaide station.

History

Parafield Gardens was first opened on 1 May 1968.

It is one of only two stations on the Gawler Central line to have a pedestrian underpass (the other is Greenfields). The other stations have had theirs closed due to concerns with safety and vandalism. To the west of the station lies the Australian Rail Track Corporation standard gauge line to Crystal Brook.

Platforms and Services

Parafield Gardens an island platform, and is serviced by Adelaide Metro Gawler line services. Trains are scheduled every 30 minutes, seven days a week.[2] The main entrance to the station is via a pedestrian underpass at the Northern end of the platform.

Platform Destination
1 Gawler and Gawler Central
2 Adelaide

References

  1. ↑ Gawler Central timetable Adelaide Metro 4 February 2013
  2. ↑ "Gawler Central Timetable" (PDF). Adelaide Metro. 6 November 2022.

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