West Croydon railway station, Adelaide

West Croydon
Location	Rosetta Street West Croydon
Line(s)	Grange Line, Outer Harbor Line
Distance	5.1 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Bus routes	150 to Osborne (Port Road) 155 to West Lakes (Port Road) 157 to Largs Bay (Port Road)
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Services
Preceding station   Adelaide Metro   Following station Croydon toward Adelaide Grange line Kilkenny toward Grange Outer Harbor line Kilkenny toward Outer Harbor

West Croydon railway station is located on the Grange and Outer Harbor lines.^[1] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of West Croydon, it is 5.1 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

The West Croydon station was developed as a result of a meeting between local residents and the Railway Commissioner in 1914. Initially, the station was to be called York, after a nearby subdivision, but the naming was changed to its current form. In 1910 a subway was built in a grade separation project. The platforms were built over the subway and the station opened on 21 December 1915.

In March 1978, the building on Platform 1 was destroyed by fire, and the ticket office on that platform was immediately closed. The ticket office on Platform 2 closed on 12 December 1980. In 2016, a nearby primary school painted three large signs that were added to the station's south platform as part of a program to decorate stations across Adelaide. Two of the paintings are of Pokémon, while the third displays the continent of Australia. Vandals spray-painted on two of the images in June 2017.

Services by platform

References

External links

Media related to West Croydon railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 34°53′30″S 138°33′25″E / 34.8917°S 138.5569°E / -34.8917; 138.5569