Clovelly Park railway station

Clovelly Park railway station is located on the Tonsley line in the south-western Adelaide suburb of Mitchell Park.

Clovelly Park
LocationKirra Avenue, Mitchell Park
Owned byDepartment of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
Operated byAdelaide Metro
Line(s)Tonsley
Distance12.1 km from Adelaide
Platforms1
Bus routes213 to Westfield Marion
297 to Westfield Marion
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
WebsiteAdelaide Metro
History
Opened1 July 1966
Previous namesChrysler Park
Services
Preceding station   Adelaide Metro   Following station
toward Adelaide
Tonsley line
toward Tonsley

History

Clovelly Park station opened on 1 July 1966 when the Tonsley line opened, branching from the Noarlunga Centre line at Ascot Park.[1][2][3] It was named Chrysler Park after the adjoining car factory. On 26 June 1987 it was renamed Clovelly Park after Chrysler Australia and its factory was acquired by Mitsubishi Motors Australia.[4]

The station became the temporary terminus of the Tonsley line from 1 July 2019, following the closure of Tonsley station to facilitate the extension of the line to Flinders.[5][6]

With the redevelopment of the former car factory into the Tonsley Development Precinct for light industry and education, and the closure of the former Tonsley station on Sturt Road, it has been proposed that Clovelly Park station be renamed Tonsley, to better reflect its location.[7] There are plans to build an expanded station to the immediate south of the adjacent Alawoona Avenue level crossing, replacing the current single-track station.[8]

Services by platform
Platform Destinations
1 Adelaide

References
  1. Early Starts on SAR Industrial Spur and Standard Gauge Lime-Sand Line Railway Transportation September 1964 page 7
  2. New SAR Suburban Branch Opened Railway Transportation July 1966 page 5
  3. Focus Railway Gazette 5 August 1966 page 591
  4. Metropolitan Station The Recorder September 1987 page 202
  5. Tonsley station closing Adelaide Metro 6 June 2019
  6. Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 601 November 1987 page 94
  7. "Flinders Link Project - Report and Attachments" (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  8. Etheridge, Michelle. (28 February 2018). "New station on track", CoastCity Weekly, p5.

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