Taperoo railway station

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Taperoo
Railways in Adelaide - List of railway stations
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Train services
Outer Harbor Line
Location
Street Railway Terrace
Suburb Taperoo
Distance from Adelaide 18.2 km
Access by Level pedestrian crossing
Number of platforms 2
History
Opened 1920
Rebuilt 1955
Transfers
Train transfer None
Bus transfer None
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Taperoo railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line.[1] Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Taperoo, it is 18.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.

It was originally named Silicate Siding, being renamed Taperoo on 22 November 1920. Originally a step down platform, it was replaced with the current island platform in 1955.

Services by platform

Platform Lines Destinations Notes
1 Outer Harbor all stops services to Outer Harbor some peak hour services terminate at Osborne
2 Outer Harbor all stops services to Adelaide

References

  1. Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
  • Rails Through Swamp and Sand – A History of the Port Adelaide Railway. M. Thompson pub. Port Dock Station Railway Museum (1988) ISBN 0-9595073-6-1

External links

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