Dry Creek railway station
Dry Creek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 2 prior to construction of the railcar depot, April 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Terrace, Dry Creek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°50′06″S 138°35′08″E / 34.83500°S 138.58556°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Gawler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 10.6 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 16507 (to City) 18542 (to Gawler Central) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1982 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dry Creek railway station is located on the Gawler line.[1] Situated in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of Dry Creek, it is 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi) from Adelaide station.
History
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Dry Creek railway station opened in 1856. The station was rebuilt in 1982 and a bogie exchange facility opened when the Adelaide-Crystal Brook line was converted to standard gauge. The exchange closed in October 1996, having been made redundant by the conversion of the Adelaide to Wolseley line to standard gauge.[2]
The Australian Rail Track Corporation standard gauge line to Crystal Brook runs west of the station. Dry Creek is where the Dry Creek to Port Adelaide railway line branches off via a triangle junction, allowing trains from the north and south to head towards the branch line. There is a major freight terminal and marshalling yard west of the station.
The passenger service on the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line, with stations at Wingfield, North Arm Road, Eastern Parade, Grand Junction Road, and Rosewater, was closed in May 1987. Port Dock closed in September 1981. The former Northfield railway line headed east from Dry Creek to the Cavan, Pooraka, Northfield, and Stockade stations. Stockade was closed in 1961 and the rest were closed in May 1987.[3]
In February 2011, a Adelaide Metro railcar depot was opened to the east of Dry Creek station, replacing a facility outside Adelaide station.[4] The depot was designed as a major maintenance and re-fuelling facility for the 3000 and 2000 fleets, with over 11 kilometres of track providing the capacity to store 70 railcars.
All 2000 class trains had been retired by 2015.[5] The Gawler line was electrified and reopened on 12 June 2022,[6] giving the 4000 class fleet access to the depot, along the 3000 class fleet. Also as the part of the electrification of the Gawler line, the station was refurbished in early 2022. [7] That included platform resurfacing, new shelters, seating, wayfinding and lighting.
Platforms and Services
Dry Creek has two side platforms and an island platform, and is served by Gawler line trains. Services are scheduled every 30 minutes on weekdays, and most of them terminate at Gawler Central.[8]
| Platform | Destination | Notes |
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| 1 | Adelaide, Gawler and Gawler Central | Platform 1 is not regularly served |
| 2 | Gawler and Gawler Central | |
| 3 | Adelaide |
References
- ↑ Gawler Central timetable Archived 10 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 4 February 2013
- ↑ "Dry Creek Bogie Exchange Closes" Railway Digest February 1997 page 27
- ↑ "150th Anniversary of the Stockade (Northfield) Line". Bus Australia: Australian Transport Discussion Board. May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Railcar Depot Relocation". S.A. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ Harmsen, Nick (1 June 2016). "Scrapped railcars needed to help Adelaide's struggling rail network, enthusiasts say". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gawler rail line reopens Sunday 12 June". Adelaide Metro. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ "Railway Station Improvements". S.A. Department for Infrastructure and Transport. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gawler Central Timetable" (PDF). Adelaide Metro. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
External links
Media related to Dry Creek railway station at Wikimedia Commons