Marino Rocks railway station

Marino Rocks
Location The Cove Road
Marino
Line(s) Seaford Line
Distance 18.9 km from Adelaide
Platforms 2
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
History
Opened 1915
Rebuilt 1970s
Services
Preceding station   Adelaide Metro   Following station
toward Adelaide
Seaford line
toward Seaford

Marino Rocks railway station is located on the Seaford line.[1] Situated in the southern Adelaide suburb of Marino, it is 18.9 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

The station was initially opened as part of the Willunga railway extension to the Brighton line in 1915.[2]

It provides access to Marino Conservation Park while the Coast to Vines Rail Trail starts at the station following the former Willunga railway alignment south. The Marino Rocks Greenway provides a cycling route near the inward-bound railway line.

Services by platform

Platform Destination
1 Seaford
2 Adelaide

References

  1. ↑ Seaford & Tonsley timetable Adelaide Metro 20 July 2014
  2. ↑ "Willunga Railway Service" (15 January 1915). The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

Coordinates: 35°02′46″S 138°30′46″E / 35.0462°S 138.5128°E / -35.0462; 138.5128

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