Adelaide Railway Station is the central terminus

Terminal Station

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 of the Adelaide Metro

Adelaide Metro

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 railway system. It is at 34°55′16"S 138°35′44"E on the north side of North Terrace

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, west of Parliament House

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. The Adelaide Casino is in part of the building that is no longer required for the station.

All lines approach the station from the west, and is a "dead end" station. Almost all trains on the metropolitan network either depart from or terminate here.