Heathfield railway station, Adelaide
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Heathfield railway station was located on the now closed Bridgewater line 33.0 km (20m42ch) by rail from Adelaide
, South Australia
.
Facilities consisted of an 85.3 metre long platform and a shelter.
The station was located in the Adelaide Hills
suburb of Heathfield
, at the north of the end of Keithley Road, and south of Bogaduck Road, Aldgate
. It was close to Heathfield High School and as a result was well patronised by the students. With the downgrading of services in the mid to late 1980s, students were forced to find other ways of getting to/from school, and most students were left unhappy as a result.
Heathfield was closed in 1987 when suburban rail services on the Bridgewater line ceased. The platform has since been demolished.
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Facilities consisted of an 85.3 metre long platform and a shelter.
The station was located in the Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Hills
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suburb of Heathfield
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, at the north of the end of Keithley Road, and south of Bogaduck Road, Aldgate
Aldgate, South Australia
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. It was close to Heathfield High School and as a result was well patronised by the students. With the downgrading of services in the mid to late 1980s, students were forced to find other ways of getting to/from school, and most students were left unhappy as a result.
Heathfield was closed in 1987 when suburban rail services on the Bridgewater line ceased. The platform has since been demolished.