Unley Park railway station
Railway station in Adelaide, South Australia
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Unley Park railway station is located on the Belair line in suburban Adelaide, Australia.[1] It is on the boundary between Hawthorn and Westbourne Park, on the south side of Cross Road, seven kilometres from Adelaide station.
Unley Park | |||||||||||
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Southbound view of the station platform, May 2020 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Wurilba Avenue, Hawthorn | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°57′59″S 138°35′52″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line | Belair | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (1 broad gauge, 1 standard gauge) | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Cycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 16566 (to City) 18579 (to Belair) | ||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1910s | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1980s and 2000s | ||||||||||
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History
The station was opened around the 1910s.
It was temporarily closed in 1995 when one set of tracks through the station was converted to standard gauge as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project. The western platform was demolished as part of the project.
Services by platform
| Platform | Destination/s |
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| 1 | Adelaide/Belair |
Bus transfers
The closest bus stops are Stop 173 on Cross Road and Stop 12 on Hilda Terrace.
| Bus transfers: Stop 173 (Cross Road) | |
| Route no. | Destination & route details |
| 100 | Armada Arndale – Plympton – Glen Osmond |
| Bus transfers: Stop 12 (Hilda Terrace) | |
| Route no. | Destination & route details |
| 200 | City – Clapham – Westfield Marion |
Gallery
Southbound view in August 2008
Northbound view in August 2008
Station in August 2008
Station in April 2019
