Torrens Park railway station

Torrens Park railway station is located on the Belair line in suburban Adelaide in South Australia.^[1] Located 9.3 kilometres from Adelaide station, it serves the inner southern suburb of Torrens Park.

Torrens Park
Southbound view from the station platform, August 2008
General information
Location	Belair Road, Torrens Park
Owned by	Department for Infrastructure and Transport
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Belair
Distance	9.3 km from Adelaide
Platforms	1
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	16565 (to City) 18577 (to Belair)
Website	Adelaide Metro
History
Opened	1914
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station Mitcham towards Adelaide Belair line Lynton towards Belair

History

The station opened in 1914 as Blythwood, being renamed Torrens Park in 1921.^[2][3] In 1992, the Australian Plants Society commenced the Torrens Park Railway Station Project which made the surrounding area look much more attractive.^[4]

In 1995, the western side platform was closed when the inbound line was converted to standard gauge as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project. The disused platform was demolished in March 2008.^[5]

Services by platform

Platform	Destination/s
1	Adelaide/Belair

Transport links

Bus Transfers: Stop 16 (Belair Road)
Route No.	Destination & Route Details
195	City – Mitcham – Blackwood
196	City – Mitcham – Blackwood
300	Suburban Connector

Gallery

• 
  Northbound view from Platform 1, December 2007. Prior to the western platform (left) being demolished in early 2008
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  Northbound view from the station platform, August 2008
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  Pedestrian underpass, August 2008
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  Wooden sleepers on broad gauge track,
  August 2008
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  Standard gauge track on dual gauge concrete sleepers, August 2008