Mile End railway station, Adelaide

The station opened in 1898,^{[3]: 6 of ch. 2.05} and was alternatively known^[when?] as "Mile End Passenger" station to distinguish it from Mile End Goods station.^{[citation needed]}

The station now mainly services Belair line trains from the two western platforms and Seaford and Flinders from the eastern platforms.^{[citation needed]}

Mile End station has been criticised for being below contemporary standards. In 2016, the station was ranked as the worst station in the western suburbs,^[4] especially because of the absence of toilets or other amenities on platforms or nearby, and waiting shelters that needed replacing. Pedestrian access from the adjacent Park Lands is only via an old, narrow underpass. The pedestrian footpath from James Congdon Drive crosses three widely spaced tracks and before reaching the platforms passengers occasionally have to wait several minutes for trains to pass – in particular, interstate freight trains more than a kilometre long on the 1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard-gauge track that runs past the station. The platforms are narrow and too short. The station also does not feature any on-station passenger information other than timetables. The platforms are too short for coupled "A-City" 4000 class electric multiple unit trainsets which run on special event days. The other platform is shortened for Belair line trains,^{[further explanation needed]} which run in two-car sets.^{[citation needed]}