Islington railway station
Railway station in Adelaide, South Australia
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Islington railway station is located on the Gawler line.[1] Situated in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of Prospect adjacent to Regency Road, it is 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Adelaide railway station.
Islington | |||||||||||
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Southbound view of the station platforms, November 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Pedder Crescent, Prospect | ||||||||||
| Owner | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
| Operator | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line | Gawler | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | On-street parking (Exeter Tce) | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 16527 (to City) 18540 (to Gawler Central) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 12 June 2022 | ||||||||||
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History
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Islington station was opened in December 1856 as part of the Gawler Town railway line.[2]
North of the station lie the Islington Railway Workshops, once owned by the South Australian Railways and now by rail-related specialist companies.[3] To the west of the station lies the Australian Rail Track Corporation's 1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard-gauge line to Crystal Brook; trains on this track do not stop at Islington. On the eastern side of the station lay a road–rail transfer yard with which TNT and Holden were involved. The yard had closed by the late 1990s and remained unused until 2008, when it was completely cleared to make way for a new residential development. In 2014, decontamination of the site commenced.[4]
The station was refurbished in early 2022 during electrification works on the Gawler line. The refurbishment of the station included platform resurfacing, new shelters, seating, way-finding and lighting.[5]
Services by platform
Islington station has two single-face platforms to handle passenger traffic for Adelaide Metro's Gawler line services; these are 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge. It is a designated a high-frequency station, with trains scheduled every 15 minutes on weekdays, between 7:30am and 6:30pm.[1]
| Platform | Destination |
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| 1 | Gawler and Gawler Central |
| 2 | Adelaide |
The station is also served by Adelaide Metro's route 300 Suburban Connector bus at Stop 15 Regency Road.[6]
