The station opened in May 1911 as Willaston, being renamed North Gawler in September 1911, and Gawler Central on 12 February 1984. In the early 1920s, the South Australian Railways decided to extend suburban service to all stations within a 25-mile (40 km) radius of Adelaide station. North Gawler, which is located 26 miles 14 chains from Adelaide, was not included. From May 1911 until the 19th of June 1989, Willaston, Gawler North and eventually Gawler Central station had a station manager or staff member on site to sell tickets to passengers on the rail network.
Gawler Central is now the terminus of the line. It had previously continued as the Barossa Valley line. The last services on it were operated by Genesee & Wyoming Australia providing a daily Penrice Stone Train. This service ceased in June 2014; a rail trail has been planned.[2]
Platforms and Servicesedit
Gawler Central features a single track and one side platform. Trains terminate and depart from Gawler Central every 30 minutes, seven days a week. On weekdays, this service is supported by additional trains terminating and departing from the nearby Gawler railway station, allowing for a 15 minute frequency at designated high-frequency stations along the Gawler line.[3]
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gawler, central, railway, station, confused, with, gawler, railway, station, terminus, station, gawler, line, situated, south, australian, town, gawler, kilometres, from, adelaide, station, gawler, centralgawler, central, station, 2012, from, king, bridgegener. Not to be confused with Gawler railway station Gawler Central railway station is the terminus station of the Gawler line 1 Situated in the South Australian town of Gawler it is 42 2 kilometres 26 2 mi from Adelaide station Gawler CentralGawler Central station in 2012 from the King St bridgeGeneral informationLocationBridge Street North GawlerCoordinates34 35 40 S 138 44 51 E 34 5944820 S 138 7475552 E 34 5944820 138 7475552Owned byDepartment for Infrastructure amp TransportOperated byAdelaide MetroLine s GawlerDistance42 2 km from AdelaidePlatforms1Tracks1ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStation code16518 to City WebsiteAdelaide MetroHistoryOpened1911ServicesPreceding station Adelaide Metro Following station Gawler Ovaltowards Adelaide Gawler line Terminus Preceding station Aurizon Following station Gawler Racecoursetowards Adelaide Angaston railway line Kalbeebatowards Angaston Contents 1 History 2 Platforms and Services 3 Transport Links 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The station opened in May 1911 as Willaston being renamed North Gawler in September 1911 and Gawler Central on 12 February 1984 In the early 1920s the South Australian Railways decided to extend suburban service to all stations within a 25 mile 40 km radius of Adelaide station North Gawler which is located 26 miles 14 chains from Adelaide was not included From May 1911 until the 19th of June 1989 Willaston Gawler North and eventually Gawler Central station had a station manager or staff member on site to sell tickets to passengers on the rail network Gawler Central is now the terminus of the line It had previously continued as the Barossa Valley line The last services on it were operated by Genesee amp Wyoming Australia providing a daily Penrice Stone Train This service ceased in June 2014 a rail trail has been planned 2 Platforms and Services editGawler Central features a single track and one side platform Trains terminate and depart from Gawler Central every 30 minutes seven days a week On weekdays this service is supported by additional trains terminating and departing from the nearby Gawler railway station allowing for a 15 minute frequency at designated high frequency stations along the Gawler line 3 Platform Destination 1 AdelaideTransport Links editBus Transfers Stop 102 Murray St Route No Destination amp Route Details 491 Willaston amp Hewett Loop via Gawler station Murray St Osprey Pde and Gawler Town Centre 4 References edit Gawler Central timetable Archived 10 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 4 February 2013 Penrice soda ash plant at Osborne closing ABC News 25 June 2014 Gawler Central Timetable PDF Adelaide Metro 6 November 2022 Route 491 Adelaide MetroExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Gawler Central railway station at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gawler Central railway station amp oldid 1221793898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
