Taperoo | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Terrace, Taperoo | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′20″S 138°29′57″E / 34.80556°S 138.49905°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Outer Harbor | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.2 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | None | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1920 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1955 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Taperoo railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line.[1] Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Taperoo, it is 18.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.
History
This station was built in 1920. It was originally named Silicate Siding, and was renamed Taperoo on 22 November 1920.
Originally a step down platform, it was replaced with the current island platform in 1955.
The station was upgraded in 2017 with a new shelter along with new signage and lighting.
Services by platform
| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Outer Harbor | all stops services to Outer Harbor | some peak hour services terminate at Osborne |
| 2 | Outer Harbor | all stops services to Adelaide |
References
- ↑ Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
- 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 Taperoo railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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