Salisbury Interchange, South Australia
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Salisbury Interchange is a railway station and bus interchange in the northern suburbs of Adelaide
, South Australia
.
Salisbury Interchange is on the Gawler Central railway line, 18.6 km (11½ miles) from Adelaide station
There are a large bus interchange and a park-and-ride facility alongside the station .
Salisbury
is an important regional centre for shopping, recreation and government services. The headquarters of the City of Salisbury
is there and other facilities within easy reach of Interchange include various government offices, a shopping centre, a TAFE college
, and a cinema. With its role as a transport interchange, Salisbury is one of the busiest stations on the Adelaide suburban rail system
.
Salisbury is one of the few railway stations on the Adelaide Metro
network with a staffed ticket office. It has been designated a Safer Station with enhanced lighting, CCTV surveillance and security help phones provided.
It was revealed in the Sunday Mail on 16 March 2008, the several services which either terminated or commenced at Salisbury Interchage will be cut, however overall services have increased, with all services terminating at either Gawler or Gawler Central.
All rail services are provided by Adelaide Metro
using diesel railcar
s.
Trains to and from Adelaide and Gawler operate every 15 minutes at off-peak times on Monday to Friday, and every 30 minutes during the day on Saturday and Sunday. In the evening, services run every hour.
In morning peak hours, there are several trains that run non-stop between Salisbury and Adelaide (or make only one stop, at Mawson Interchange). These are used by a significant number of city workers who either park their vehicle or transfer from buses at Salisbury Interchange.
Local buses from Salisbury Interchange, scheduled to connect with trains to and from Adelaide, use the Adelaide Metro integrated ticketing
system. In mid-2008 there are 16 local bus routes providing links to many of the northern suburbs, such as Elizabeth
, Golden Grove
, Mawson Lakes
, Para Hills
, and Parafield Gardens
. Up-to-date details are available from Adelaide Metro. Bus services are currently operated by SouthLink
and Torrens Transit under contract to the S.A. Government’s Office of Public Transport.
A number of freight trains pass Salisbury. Broad gauge
trains pass through the station platforms, carrying limestone from the Barossa Valley
to Osborne
and grain from Roseworthy
to Port Adelaide
for export.
Just west of the station (but not passing through the platforms) is the ARTC
standard gauge
main line northwards from Adelaide. This is used by regular freight trains to and from Melbourne
, Sydney
, Perth
and Darwin
, and The Ghan and Indian Pacific transcontinental passenger trains.
Signalling on the broad gauge lines at Salisbury is controlled from TransAdelaide
’s computerised train control centre in the Adelaide station yard.
The standard gauge line is controlled from the ARTC
control centre at Mile End
.
The level crossing on Park Terrace, immediately south of the station platforms was the scene of a fatal collision between the Ghan train and several cars and a bus, in October 2002. Since then, buses to and from the Interchange have been re-routed away from the level crossing and pedestrian gates have been installed, which are locked automatically by approaching trains. This is the first installation of this type of level crossing protection in South Australia
.
A number of suburban trains towards Gawler are crossed onto the southbound track at Salisbury Interchange, and use the main platform (no. 2) rather than the usual northbound platform 1. This gives passengers more convenient cross-platform
access to the bus stops and eliminates the need for alighting passengers to cross the rail tracks. Trains revert to their normal track on departure.
The short siding north of Salisbury was used to terminate and reverse several trains in the weekday peak-hours. As a result of timetable changes on 27 April 2008, trains no longer terminate here. It is the last remnant of the former branch line to Penfield.
. The line was extended to Gawler
and Kapunda in 1860 and Burra
by 1870 to exploit the copper mining boom in those areas.
The line through Salisbury became the South Australian Railway’s
broad gauge
Main North line, used by a variety of local and country trains, and also by passengers and freight travelling long distances to Broken Hill
, Alice Springs and Kalgoorlie
, (although all these interstate journeys involved changing trains at break-of-gauge
stations).
In 1925 a junction was installed north of Salisbury when a new line was built to Redhill, in the state’s mid-North. By 1937, this line was extended to Port Pirie and was used by the broad gauge
East-West express, which connected with the Commonwealth Railways
TransAustralian
train to Kalgoorlie.
In 1941 a second junction was installed north of Salisbury, when a short branch line was opened to various World War II
armaments factories at Penfield. During the war years this branch line was used by many passenger trains carrying workers to the munitions factories in the area. This was necessary because Salisbury was still a semi-rural community at the time and most of the workforce had to be brought in from other districts. This line terminated in a balloon loop
.
A more limited peak hour service to Penfield continued after the war, serving staff at the government Weapons Research Establishment later to become the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO)
. The remaining peak-hour trains were withdrawn from the Penfield branch in January 1991, due to low patronage and the need to fund an upgrade of the worn-out track.
The final branch line in the area was a short access line into the GMH
car plant at Elizabeth
, opened in 1959. This left the Gawler line around 2 km north of Salisbury station and was used mainly by freight trains, but had passenger trains at shift change-over times. The last passenger train on the GMH branch ran in August 1992, and the remaining freight traffic stopped when the Melbourne to Adelaide line was converted to standard gauge
in 1995.
In March 1978 all non-metropolitan railways in South Australia were sold to the Federal government and placed under the control of the Australian National Railways Commission
(later to become Australian National, AN). Railways in the metropolitan area were retained by the state-controlled State Transport Authority (STA)
. The lines through Salisbury and on to Gawler remained with the STA, since they were part of the suburban system. AN had responsibility for the Port Pirie line from Salisbury Junction northwards, but needed to run its trains over STA tracks between Adelaide and Salisbury.
In 1982, AN converted the broad gauge
Salisbury Junction to Port Pirie line to standard gauge
(and diverted it to Crystal Brook at the northern end). A new standard gauge line was built through the Salisbury station area, completely separate from the broad gauge tracks and passing west of the Gawler line platforms. This was a single line, with no platform or any other infrastructure provided at Salisbury and trains usually passed non-stop at high speed. This is still the situation at Salisbury today, although ownership and responsibilities have now transferred from AN
to ARTC
and from the STA
to TransAdelaide
.
In 1985 Salisbury station was rebuilt as a major STA bus/rail interchange. This was the second purpose-built transport interchange in the Adelaide metropolitan area (the first had been at Noarlunga Centre
). The historic 1857 station building on the down platform was demolished when the standard gauge line opened. The new Interchange opened in December 1985.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
Salisbury Interchange is on the Gawler Central railway line, 18.6 km (11½ miles) from Adelaide station
Adelaide Railway Station
Adelaide Railway Station is the central terminus of the Adelaide Metro railway system. It is at on the north side of North Terrace, west of Parliament House. The Adelaide Casino is in part of the building that is no longer required for the station....
There are a large bus interchange and a park-and-ride facility alongside the station .
Salisbury
Salisbury, South Australia
Salisbury is a northern suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the seat of the City of Salisbury, and in the South Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district of Ramsay and the Australian House of Representatives divisions of Wakefield and Port Adelaide...
is an important regional centre for shopping, recreation and government services. The headquarters of the City of Salisbury
City of Salisbury
The City of Salisbury is a local government area located on the northern fringes of Adelaide, South Australia. It has an estimated population of 130,022 people and encompasses an area of 158km². The council's main offices are situated in the Salisbury central business district.-Suburbs:-External...
is there and other facilities within easy reach of Interchange include various government offices, a shopping centre, a TAFE college
Technical and Further Education
In Australia, training and further education or TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational tertiary education courses, mostly qualifying courses under the National Training System/Australian Qualifications Framework/Australian Quality Training Framework...
, and a cinema. With its role as a transport interchange, Salisbury is one of the busiest stations on the Adelaide suburban rail system
Railways in Adelaide
The rail network in Adelaide, South Australia, consists of five lines and 81 stations, totalling 125.9 km. It is operated by Adelaide Metro, and is part of the city-wide Adelaide Metro]public transport system. Apart from the Glenelg Tram, Adelaide's railway system is serviced entirely by...
.
Salisbury is one of the few railway stations on the Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of the South Australian capital of Adelaide and the brand name of the Public Transport Division of the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. It is an intermodal system with services provided by bus, tram or commuter rail throughout the...
network with a staffed ticket office. It has been designated a Safer Station with enhanced lighting, CCTV surveillance and security help phones provided.
It was revealed in the Sunday Mail on 16 March 2008, the several services which either terminated or commenced at Salisbury Interchage will be cut, however overall services have increased, with all services terminating at either Gawler or Gawler Central.
Rail and bus services
Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of the South Australian capital of Adelaide and the brand name of the Public Transport Division of the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. It is an intermodal system with services provided by bus, tram or commuter rail throughout the...
using diesel railcar
Railcar
A railcar, in British English and Australian English, is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach , with a driver's cab at one or both ends. Some railways, e.g., the Great Western...
s.
Trains to and from Adelaide and Gawler operate every 15 minutes at off-peak times on Monday to Friday, and every 30 minutes during the day on Saturday and Sunday. In the evening, services run every hour.
In morning peak hours, there are several trains that run non-stop between Salisbury and Adelaide (or make only one stop, at Mawson Interchange). These are used by a significant number of city workers who either park their vehicle or transfer from buses at Salisbury Interchange.
Local buses from Salisbury Interchange, scheduled to connect with trains to and from Adelaide, use the Adelaide Metro integrated ticketing
Integrated ticketing
Integrated ticketing allows a person to make a journey that involves transfers within or between different transport modes with a single ticket that is valid for the complete journey, modes being buses, trains, subways, ferries, etc...
system. In mid-2008 there are 16 local bus routes providing links to many of the northern suburbs, such as Elizabeth
Elizabeth, South Australia
Elizabeth is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Playford.-History:Elizabeth was established in 1955 as part of a planned satellite town by the South Australian Housing Trust on rural land between the older towns of Salisbury and...
, Golden Grove
Golden Grove, South Australia
Golden Grove is an outer north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Wynn Vale, Surrey Downs, Greenwith, Yatala Vale, Fairview Park, and Salisbury East.- History :...
, Mawson Lakes
Mawson Lakes, South Australia
Mawson Lakes is a suburb and new residential development in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, with the first land being released in 1998. It has a census area population of 5,246 people. The suburb is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide around 12 km north of the Central business...
, Para Hills
Para Hills, South Australia
Para Hills is a residential suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, accessible from Adelaide by bus, . A train station is approximately 2 kilometres to the west. There is a light aircraft airport close to its boundary, and numerous sporting facilities, abundant parks and schools and two medium sized...
, and Parafield Gardens
Parafield Gardens, South Australia
Parafield Gardens is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is largely residential, with a pocket of industrial land in the southwest corner...
. Up-to-date details are available from Adelaide Metro. Bus services are currently operated by SouthLink
SouthLink
SouthLink is a private public transport company that provides a bus service to outer southern and outer northern Adelaide, Australia. Australian Transit Enterprises , a joint venture between Hornibrook Bus Lines and Grenda Corporation, is SouthLink's parent company, and is also provides bus...
and Torrens Transit under contract to the S.A. Government’s Office of Public Transport.
Rail operations
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
trains pass through the station platforms, carrying limestone from the Barossa Valley
Barossa Valley
The Barossa Valley is a major wine-producing region and tourist destination of South Australia, located 60 km northeast of Adelaide. It is the valley formed by the North Para River, and the Barossa Valley Way is the main road through the valley, connecting the main towns on the valley floor of...
to Osborne
Osborne, South Australia
Osborne is a north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 19 km from the CBD, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is on the LeFevre Peninsula, adjacent to Outer Harbor, Taperoo and North Haven...
and grain from Roseworthy
Roseworthy, South Australia
Roseworthy is a small town in South Australia, about 10 km north of Gawler. At the 2006 census, Roseworthy had a population of 668.Roseworthy has a large grain storage facility consisting of both storage silos and bunkers for grain grown in the surrounding areas, and grain is collected by rail to...
to Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. It lies within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and is the main port for the city of Adelaide...
for export.
Just west of the station (but not passing through the platforms) is the ARTC
Australian Rail Track Corporation
Australian Rail Track Corporation is a federal government owned corporation established in 1997 that owns, leases, maintains and controls the majority of main line standard gauge railway lines on the mainland of Australia, known as the Defined Interstate Rail Network .-History:The Interstate...
standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
main line northwards from Adelaide. This is used by regular freight trains to and from Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
, and The Ghan and Indian Pacific transcontinental passenger trains.
Signalling on the broad gauge lines at Salisbury is controlled from TransAdelaide
TransAdelaide
TransAdelaide was a publicly owned corporation which provided suburban train and tram services in Adelaide, South Australia, under contract to the Government of South Australia....
’s computerised train control centre in the Adelaide station yard.
The standard gauge line is controlled from the ARTC
Australian Rail Track Corporation
Australian Rail Track Corporation is a federal government owned corporation established in 1997 that owns, leases, maintains and controls the majority of main line standard gauge railway lines on the mainland of Australia, known as the Defined Interstate Rail Network .-History:The Interstate...
control centre at Mile End
Mile End, South Australia
Mile End is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, located in the City of West Torrens, around 2 kilometres from the Adelaide city centre. It has a census area population of 3,918 people...
.
The level crossing on Park Terrace, immediately south of the station platforms was the scene of a fatal collision between the Ghan train and several cars and a bus, in October 2002. Since then, buses to and from the Interchange have been re-routed away from the level crossing and pedestrian gates have been installed, which are locked automatically by approaching trains. This is the first installation of this type of level crossing protection in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
A number of suburban trains towards Gawler are crossed onto the southbound track at Salisbury Interchange, and use the main platform (no. 2) rather than the usual northbound platform 1. This gives passengers more convenient cross-platform
Cross-platform
In computing, cross-platform, or multi-platform, is an attribute conferred to computer software or computing methods and concepts that are implemented and inter-operate on multiple computer platforms...
access to the bus stops and eliminates the need for alighting passengers to cross the rail tracks. Trains revert to their normal track on departure.
The short siding north of Salisbury was used to terminate and reverse several trains in the weekday peak-hours. As a result of timetable changes on 27 April 2008, trains no longer terminate here. It is the last remnant of the former branch line to Penfield.
History
The railway line through Salisbury was originally opened in June 1857, initially running north as far as SmithfieldSmithfield, South Australia
Smithfield is a suburb in the northern outskirts of Adelaide, South Australia. It is in the City of Playford.Gawler Plains Post Office opened on 12 July 1850 and was renamed Smithfield in 1855.-References:...
. The line was extended to Gawler
Gawler, South Australia
Gawler is the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is located north of the centre of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley...
and Kapunda in 1860 and Burra
Burra, South Australia
Burra is a pastoral centre and historic tourist town in the mid-north of South Australia. It lies east of the Clare Valley in the Bald Hills range, part of the northern Mount Lofty Ranges, and on Burra Creek. The town began as a single company mining township that, by 1851, was a set of townships ...
by 1870 to exploit the copper mining boom in those areas.
The line through Salisbury became the South Australian Railway’s
South Australian Railways
South Australian Railways built and operated railways in South Australia from 1854 to the incorporation of its non-urban railways into the Australian National Railways Commission in 1975, together with the former Commonwealth Railways and the former Tasmanian Government Railways...
broad gauge
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
Main North line, used by a variety of local and country trains, and also by passengers and freight travelling long distances to Broken Hill
Broken Hill, New South Wales
-Geology:Broken Hill's massive orebody, which formed about 1,800 million years ago, has proved to be among the world's largest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits. The orebody is shaped like a boomerang plunging into the earth at its ends and outcropping in the centre. The protruding tip of the...
, Alice Springs and Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...
, (although all these interstate journeys involved changing trains at break-of-gauge
Break-of-gauge
With railways, a break-of-gauge occurs where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, and freight and passengers must otherwise be transloaded...
stations).
In 1925 a junction was installed north of Salisbury when a new line was built to Redhill, in the state’s mid-North. By 1937, this line was extended to Port Pirie and was used by the broad gauge
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
East-West express, which connected with the Commonwealth Railways
Commonwealth Railways
The Commonwealth Railways were established in 1912, as part of a government department, currently called the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, by the Government of Australia to construct the missing link in the east-west transcontinental railway and...
TransAustralian
Trans-Australian Railway
The Trans-Australian Railway crosses the Nullarbor Plain of Australia from Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia...
train to Kalgoorlie.
In 1941 a second junction was installed north of Salisbury, when a short branch line was opened to various World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
armaments factories at Penfield. During the war years this branch line was used by many passenger trains carrying workers to the munitions factories in the area. This was necessary because Salisbury was still a semi-rural community at the time and most of the workforce had to be brought in from other districts. This line terminated in a balloon loop
Balloon loop
A balloon loop or turning loop allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to shunt or even stop. Balloon loops can be useful for passenger trains and unit freight trains, such as coal trains....
.
A more limited peak hour service to Penfield continued after the war, serving staff at the government Weapons Research Establishment later to become the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO)
Defence Science and Technology Organisation
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation is a branch of the Australian Department of Defence which researches and develops technologies for use in the Australian defence industry....
. The remaining peak-hour trains were withdrawn from the Penfield branch in January 1991, due to low patronage and the need to fund an upgrade of the worn-out track.
The final branch line in the area was a short access line into the GMH
Holden
GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931...
car plant at Elizabeth
Elizabeth, South Australia
Elizabeth is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Playford.-History:Elizabeth was established in 1955 as part of a planned satellite town by the South Australian Housing Trust on rural land between the older towns of Salisbury and...
, opened in 1959. This left the Gawler line around 2 km north of Salisbury station and was used mainly by freight trains, but had passenger trains at shift change-over times. The last passenger train on the GMH branch ran in August 1992, and the remaining freight traffic stopped when the Melbourne to Adelaide line was converted to standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
in 1995.
In March 1978 all non-metropolitan railways in South Australia were sold to the Federal government and placed under the control of the Australian National Railways Commission
Australian National Railways Commission
The Australian National Railways Commission was a government owned railway operator in Australia. ANRC was also known as Australian National Railways in its early years and was later rebranded as Australian National .-History:...
(later to become Australian National, AN). Railways in the metropolitan area were retained by the state-controlled State Transport Authority (STA)
State Transport Authority (South Australia)
The State Transport Authority was the government agency which controlled public transport within the State of South Australia between 1974 and 1994....
. The lines through Salisbury and on to Gawler remained with the STA, since they were part of the suburban system. AN had responsibility for the Port Pirie line from Salisbury Junction northwards, but needed to run its trains over STA tracks between Adelaide and Salisbury.
In 1982, AN converted the broad gauge
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
Salisbury Junction to Port Pirie line to standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
(and diverted it to Crystal Brook at the northern end). A new standard gauge line was built through the Salisbury station area, completely separate from the broad gauge tracks and passing west of the Gawler line platforms. This was a single line, with no platform or any other infrastructure provided at Salisbury and trains usually passed non-stop at high speed. This is still the situation at Salisbury today, although ownership and responsibilities have now transferred from AN
Australian National Railways Commission
The Australian National Railways Commission was a government owned railway operator in Australia. ANRC was also known as Australian National Railways in its early years and was later rebranded as Australian National .-History:...
to ARTC
Australian Rail Track Corporation
Australian Rail Track Corporation is a federal government owned corporation established in 1997 that owns, leases, maintains and controls the majority of main line standard gauge railway lines on the mainland of Australia, known as the Defined Interstate Rail Network .-History:The Interstate...
and from the STA
State Transport Authority (South Australia)
The State Transport Authority was the government agency which controlled public transport within the State of South Australia between 1974 and 1994....
to TransAdelaide
TransAdelaide
TransAdelaide was a publicly owned corporation which provided suburban train and tram services in Adelaide, South Australia, under contract to the Government of South Australia....
.
In 1985 Salisbury station was rebuilt as a major STA bus/rail interchange. This was the second purpose-built transport interchange in the Adelaide metropolitan area (the first had been at Noarlunga Centre
Noarlunga Centre Interchange
Noarlunga Centre Interchange is the terminus of the Noarlunga Centre line, a part of the suburban railway system in Adelaide, South Australia....
). The historic 1857 station building on the down platform was demolished when the standard gauge line opened. The new Interchange opened in December 1985.
See also
- List of Adelaide railway stations
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
- Railways in AdelaideRailways in AdelaideThe rail network in Adelaide, South Australia, consists of five lines and 81 stations, totalling 125.9 km. It is operated by Adelaide Metro, and is part of the city-wide Adelaide Metro]public transport system. Apart from the Glenelg Tram, Adelaide's railway system is serviced entirely by...
- Rail transport in South AustraliaRail transport in South AustraliaThe first railway in colonial South Australia was a horse-drawn tramway from the port of Goolwa on the Murray River to an ocean harbour at Port Elliot in 1854...