Mawson Lakes railway station

Mawson Lakes railway station is a railway station and bus interchange in the Adelaide suburb of Mawson Lakes. It is located on the Gawler line, 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) north of Adelaide station.^[1] To the west of the station lies the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line. The northern ends of the platforms are under the Elder Smith Road bridge with lifts and stairs from the footpath down to the platforms.

Mawson Lakes
Railway station and bus interchange
North-east bound view from Platform 2, December 2021
General information
Location	Mawson Connector, Mawson Lakes
Coordinates	34°48′13″S 138°36′45″E
Owned by	Department for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Gawler
Distance	14.3 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground, 2 side platforms
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	17533 (to City) 18543 (to Gawler Central)
Website	Adelaide Metro
History
Opened	26 February 2006
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station Dry Creek towards Adelaide Gawler line Greenfields towards Gawler Central Adelaide Terminus Gawler line Super Express Salisbury towards Gawler Central

History

The Elder Smith Road overpass over Mawson Interchange.

Mawson Interchange was constructed as part of the Mawson Connector project, which saw the construction of a new dual carriageway, now Elder Smith Road, through Mawson Lakes, and over the Gawler rail line.^[2] The $33 million Mawson Interchange project was officially opened in March 2006, complete with approximately 100 carparks, a large bus interchange and a pedestrian overpass connected to the Elder Smith Rd bridge.^[3] At the time, Mawson Interchange was the first new public transport interchange to be built in Adelaide in more than 15 years.^[2] In 2017, there were several calls for a multi-level carpark to be constructed on the site of the existing carpark, due to increasing passenger numbers, however, this never eventuated.^[4]

Platforms and Services

Mawson Lakes has two side platforms and is serviced by Adelaide Metro Gawler line services. It is a designated high-frequency station, with trains scheduled every 15 minutes on weekdays, between 7:30am and 6:30pm.^[1] Access to platform one for Gawler-bound services is via a pedestrian overpass on the Elder Smith Road bridge.

Platform	Destination
1	Gawler and Gawler Central
2	Adelaide

Transport links

In addition to the train, Adelaide Metro operates several bus routes via Mawson Interchange:

Bus Transfers: Stop Mawson Interchange (Zone A)
Route No.	Destination & Route Details
501	to City via the O-Bahn[5]
566	to Golden Grove Interchange[6]

Bus Transfers: Stop Mawson Interchange (Zone B)
Route No.	Destination & Route Details
224	Elizabeth Interchange to City[7]
225	Salisbury Interchange to Gepps Cross[8]

Bus Transfers: Stop Mawson Interchange (Zone C)
Route No.	Destination & Route Details
411	to Ann Street, Salisbury[9]
411B	to Salisbury Interchange[10]
411U	to UniSA Mawson Lakes Campus[11]

Bus Transfers: Stop Mawson Interchange (Zone C)
Route No.	Destination & Route Details
222	to City
565	to Ingle Farm[12]

In popular culture

Mawson Lakes station and interchange was featured in the 2022 A24 horror film, Talk to Me.^[13]