Port Dock railway station

Port Dock
Railway station and bus interchange
The station on the eve of its opening day. To the left of the shelter in the centre of the view is the end of the Port Dock spur line; on the right is the National Railway Museum.
General information
LocationFirst station: St Vincent Street, Lipson Street
Second station: Baker Street
Port Adelaide
Coordinates34°50′41″S 138°30′32″E / 34.844788°S 138.508767°E / -34.844788; 138.508767
Owned byDepartment for Infrastructure and Transport
Operated byAdelaide Metro
Line(s)Port Dock
Distance12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from Adelaide railway station
Platforms1
TracksTwo: one for Adelaide Metro trains, one for trains of National Railway Museum
Bus routes117, 118, 150, 150B, 150P, 157, 230, 232, 252, 252A, 254X, 333
ConnectionsBuses in Adelaide Bus
Construction
Structure typeSide platform
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes → level boarding
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code19081
WebsiteAdelaide Metro
History
Opened1856
Closed1981
Rebuilt25 August 2024
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
Alberton
towards Adelaide
Port Dock line Terminus

Port Dock railway station is the terminus of the Port Dock line, located on Baker Street, Port Adelaide. The first station was located in the commercial centre at the corner of St Vincent Street and Lipson Street and served as the original terminus of the railway between Adelaide and Port Adelaide, which opened in 1856.

After closure in 1981, the passenger station site was redeveloped as the Port Adelaide Police Station and Magistrates' Court. The former goods yard, adjacent to Lipson Street, is now occupied by the National Railway Museum. Several proposals had been advanced to build a new station, including a budgeted project by the government of South Australia in 2017,[1][2] but were put on hold by the incoming Marshall government in 2019.[3][4] Having made construction of the new line an election commitment in 2022,[5] the incoming government announced funding for the railway line and a new station in December 2022.[6] The station reopened on 25 August 2024.[7]

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  3. ^ Eccles, David (20 June 2019). Marshall Govt derails Port Dock railway line InDaily. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ^ Sutton, Malcolm (21 June 2019).Adelaide's public transport going back to the future under Stephan Knoll ABC News, Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ Kelsall, Thomas (17 March 2022), Labor's $52m pledge to get Port Adelaide rail extension back on track InDaily. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. ^ Port Dock Railway Line Project Update Press release, December 2022. Department for Infrastructure and Transport. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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