Keswick Terminal, South Australia
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Adelaide Parklands Terminal
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| Location | Richmond Road, Keswick Terminal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°33′41″S 138°20′43″E / 34.5615°S 138.3452°ECoordinates: 34°33′41″S 138°20′43″E / 34.5615°S 138.3452°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Great Southern Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Great Southern Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 May 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Adelaide Parklands Terminal is the only interstate railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. It is three kilometres from the city centre, adjacent to the suburb of Keswick, and is within the southern part of the West Parklands.
The terminal opened on 18 May 1984 as Keswick Terminal. It was developed by Australian National (AN) as a dedicated long-haul passenger rail station, allowing AN to vacate the then State Transport Authority's Adelaide railway station.
It was built as a dual gauge station being served by the standard gauge Ghan, Indian Pacific and Trans-Australian to the north, and the broad gauge Overland to the east. It was also served by regional trains operated by South Australian Railways Bluebird railcars and Commonwealth Railways CB class railcars. The SA regional trains ceased operation by 1990. The Adelaide to Melbourne line was converted to standard gauge in 1995, and The Overland became a standard gauge train.
In 1986, the Geographic Names Board approved the name Keswick Terminal for the station, and it is now officially classified as a suburb, in the City of West Torrens. The station was included in the sale of Australian National's passenger operations to Great Southern Rail on 1 November 1997.
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