Lonsdale railway station

Lonsdale railway station is located on the Seaford line.[1] Situated in the southern Adelaide suburb of Lonsdale, it is 26.7 kilometres from Adelaide station.

Lonsdale
The station in January 2018 after the 2011 upgrade works and electrification.
Location	Refinery Road Lonsdale
Line(s)	Seaford Line
Distance	26.7 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
History
Opened	1976
Services
Preceding station   Adelaide Metro   Following station Hallett Cove Beach toward Adelaide Seaford line Christie Downs toward Seaford

History

Lonsdale station opened in 1976 as a part of the extension of the line from Marino. The station was staffed in the early days of the station but the building part of the platform has since been demolished, and there is no evidence of the building left. The original 1976 shelters remained until 2011.

Collision incident

On the evening of August 27, 2018, an unoccupied KIA sedan was pushed onto the tracks by two men who had been vandalizing cars at the station. An express train bound for Seaford collided with the car moments later, destroying the car and causing $100,000 of damage to the train. There were no fatalities or injuries in the collision. Both perpetrators were arrested for the following day. One was handed down a three year, six month jail term. The other was handed down a two year, five month term in October 2019.[2][3][4]

Services by platform

Platform	Destination
1	Seaford
2	Adelaide

References

1. Seaford & Tonsley timetable Adelaide Metro 20 July 2014
2. Car deliberately rolled into path of oncoming train at Lonsdale Station (News.com.au)
3. Joel Altschwager and Taylor Hosking charged after car deliberately rolled into path of oncoming train at Lonsdale station (News.com.au)
4. Taylor Hosking sentenced after pushing car onto tracks at Lonsdale (News.com.au)

External links

Media related to Lonsdale railway station at Wikimedia Commons