Eden Hills railway station

Eden Hills railway station is located on the Belair line. Situated in the Adelaide southern foothills suburb of Eden Hills, it is 14.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.[2]

Eden Hills
LocationWillowie Street
Eden Hills
Elevation595 feet (181 m) [1]
Line(s)Belair Line
Distance14.2 km from Adelaide
Platforms1
Bus routesNone
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
Opened1 April 1912
Rebuilt1990s and 2009
Services
Preceding station   Adelaide Metro   Following station
toward Adelaide
Belair line
toward Belair

History

Eden Hills is the only station on the Adelaide Metro to have a tunnel on both approaches. The original line through Eden Hills was opened in 1883, as part of the Adelaide to Nairne railway. However, this station was not opened until 1 April 1912 and originally named Eden.[3] Prior to that, there was no station between Mitcham and Blackwood, although the train would slow through Eden Hills, allowing passengers to drop off parcels and bags to persons standing along the line.[4] The station once had a ticket office and shelter on the former eastern platform, like the one at Long Gully, and a shelter on the western platform.

The eastern platform shelter and ticket office were demolished in 1984.[3] The shelter on the western platform was replaced in 2009. As part of the renewal of the Belair line in 2009, improvements to access ramps, seating, fencing, lighting, signage and safety markings have taken place at Eden Hills.[5][6]

Services by platform
Platform Destinations
1 Adelaide/Belair

References
  1. SAR Public Timetable 1954, pg96
  2. Belair timetable Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
  3. Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 240. ISBN 0 909650 29 2.
  4. Callen, Janet (1983). Another Way of Life - Eden Hills 1883-1950. self-published. p. 22. ISBN 0-85864-074-0.
  5. Belair line renewal Adelaide Metro
  6. Belair Line Renewal Archived 28 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure

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