Mile End railway station, Adelaide

Mile End
Location James Congdon Drive
Mile End SA 5031
Coordinates 34°55′30″S 138°34′49″E / 34.9250363°S 138.5801431°E / -34.9250363; 138.5801431Coordinates: 34°55′30″S 138°34′49″E / 34.9250363°S 138.5801431°E / -34.9250363; 138.5801431
Owned by DPTI
Operated by Adelaide Metro
Line(s) Belair Line, Seaford Line, Tonsley Line
Distance 2 km from Adelaide
Platforms 4 (1 Centre, 2 Side)
Tracks 5
Construction
Structure type Ground
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1898
Services
Preceding station   Adelaide Metro   Following station
Terminus
Belair line
toward Belair
Seaford line
toward Seaford
Tonsley line
toward Tonsley

Mile End railway station is located on the Belair and Seaford/Tonsley lines, in Park 24 of the Adelaide Park Lands adjacent to the inner western Adelaide suburb of Mile End.[1][2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Adelaide station.

History

The station opened in 1898, and was formerly known as Mile End Passenger station.

In late 2016, the station was ranked as the worst station in the western suburbs based on 5 criteria.[3] The reasons cited were: "No toilets or other amenities on platform, or nearby. The shelter on platform four is particularly unworthy of its name." The station now mainly services the Belair line trains from the two western platforms and Seaford and Tonsley from the East Platforms. Before 2014, when the Goodwood underpass was constructed the station serviced the Belair line trains from the East and Seaford (then Noarlunga) and Tonsley from the West. This was changed because the Goodwood underpass was constructed allowing Interstate trains to Melbourne and Belair line trains to pass over the Seaford and Tonsley line freely without disturbance from Seaford and Tonsley Passenger trains.

Controversy

Mile End station has received much criticism throughout the past few years for several reasons. The station is only accessible by one underpass and pedestrian crossing which is very old and narrow. The platforms themselves are narrow, too short and feature old waiting shelters which are in bad need of replacement. The station's level crossing is long and narrow and crosses over 3 interstate lines before reaching the platforms in which passengers have to wait several minutes for trains to pass. The station also does not feature any on station passenger information other than timetables or any toilets nearby. Three platforms can fit 5 car trains which are not enough to fit a coupled A-City 4000 class train set which run on special event days. The other platform is shortened for Belair line trains which run in 2 car sets.

Services by platform

Platform Destination/s Notes
1 Seaford/Tonsley To Belair (Occasionally Used)
2 Adelaide
3 Seaford/Tonsley/Belair
4 Adelaide

See also

References

  1. ↑ Belair timetable Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
  2. ↑ Seaford & Tonsley timetable Adelaide Metro 20 July 2014
  3. ↑ "And the worst rail stop in the west goes to …". The Advertiser. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
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