West Croydon railway station, Adelaide

West Croydon railway station is located on the Grange, Outer Harbor and Port Dock lines.^[1][2] Situated in the western Adelaide suburb of West Croydon, it is 5.1 kilometres from Adelaide station.

West Croydon
View of the station, January 2008
General information
Location	Rosetta Street, West Croydon
Owned by	Department for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Grange Outer Harbor Port Dock
Distance	5.1 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	150, 155, 157 (Port Road)
Construction
Structure type	Overpass Side platforms
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	16568 (to City) 18447 (to Outer Harbor, Port Dock & Grange)
Website	Adelaide Metro
History
Opened	21 December 1915
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station Croydon towards Adelaide Grange line Kilkenny towards Grange Outer Harbor line Kilkenny towards Osborne or Outer Harbor Port Dock line Kilkenny towards Port Dock

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 six 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.

Services by platform

Platform	Lines	Destinations	Notes
1	Grange	all stops services to Grange
	Outer Harbor	limited stops services to Outer Harbor
	Port Dock	all stops services to Port Dock
2	Grange	all stops services to Adelaide
	Outer Harbor	limited stops services to Adelaide
	Port Dock	all stops services to Adelaide