MARINO, 18.3 km from Adelaide, is a small station in a leafy pocket of Adelaide’s southern suburbs. The island platform has a similar shelter to many others on the Seaford line, as well as a very nice passenger info display (PID). (1/6)

Every hometown’s got the ominous megastructure, what’s yours?

MARINO, 18.3 km from Adelaide, is a small station in a leafy pocket of Adelaide’s southern suburbs. The island platform has a similar shelter to many others on the Seaford line, as well as a very nice passenger info display (PID). (1/6)

Every hometown’s got the ominous megastructure, what’s yours?

fun fact: the Rosetta Street underpass has a 3.0 m height clearance, exactly the same as Melbourne's infamous Montague Street Bridge (howmanydayssincemontaguestreetbridgehasbeenhit.com) this is on a much quieter road though, never heard of this bridge decapitating trucks

This 3.0 metre clearance, is a trap! Long wheelbase and you can ride both ramps into the railbridge.

WEST CROYDON, 5.1 km from Adelaide, is another small station serving an inner northwestern suburb, this time West Croydon. It has two side platforms with some small, relatively old shelters. (1/3)

Progress update: I've photographed 18 of Adelaide's 89 railway stations.

WEST CROYDON, 5.1 km from Adelaide, is another small station serving an inner northwestern suburb, this time West Croydon. It has two side platforms with some small, relatively old shelters. (1/3)

Shameless plug for my Adelaide Rail Map used in this episode (including trams and O-Bahn). railmaps.com.au/adelaide.htm

#RailNatter is back! And it's another Australian episode, this time taking a look at Adelaide. There's train, tram and bus footage from moi, and @garethdennis.uk does an interesting segment on the political origins and implications of the O-Bahn. youtu.be/MAl83iB10Uc?...

CROYDON, 4.2 km from Adelaide, is a small station serving the inner northwestern suburb of Croydon. (1/5)

CROYDON, 4.2 km from Adelaide, is a small station serving the inner northwestern suburb of Croydon. (1/5)

BOWDEN, 2.4 km from Adelaide, is perched on the edge of Adelaide’s Parklands, and serves the inner suburb of Bowden. It was rebuilt in 2018 during the Torrens Junction project, with a trench now carrying the line under the Gawler line, the Port Augusta freight line, and the R1 ring road. (1/7)

they added Adelaide to metromapper.net !

(note: my journey down the Seaford line was stymied by rainy weather and an untimely Seaford/Belair line occupation, so I've detoured to the Port line. my trip southwards will continue once the weather clears)

BOWDEN, 2.4 km from Adelaide, is perched on the edge of Adelaide’s Parklands, and serves the inner suburb of Bowden. It was rebuilt in 2018 during the Torrens Junction project, with a trench now carrying the line under the Gawler line, the Port Augusta freight line, and the R1 ring road. (1/7)

the state budget, released this week, has barely any funding for rail projects (because it's all being spent on the T2D road project) - but there is some money for battery trains on the Belair line, and a carpark at Torrens Park station www.statebudget.sa.gov.au/our-budget/i...

the state budget, released this week, has barely any funding for rail projects (because it's all being spent on the T2D road project) - but there is some money for battery trains on the Belair line, and a carpark at Torrens Park station www.statebudget.sa.gov.au/our-budget/i...

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Well I'll be buttered on both sides. And underneath. Long distance bus services and local buses in regional South Australia are now covered by GTFS timetable data. This is about 5 years late, but is excellent stuff! www.adelaidemetro.com.au/about-us/new...

The SA government has released a concept design for the Curtis Road Level Crossing Removal project, over the Gawler line in Adelaide's northern suburbs they're proposing a four lane road overpass, with public green space, shared used paths and new road connections underneath tinyurl.com/27tvfszx

The SA government has released a concept design for the Curtis Road Level Crossing Removal project, over the Gawler line in Adelaide's northern suburbs they're proposing a four lane road overpass, with public green space, shared used paths and new road connections underneath tinyurl.com/27tvfszx

SEACLIFF, 17.1 km from Adelaide, is a small station serving a beachside suburb. It has two offset side platforms, placed on either side of a road level crossing such that trains in either direction pass through the crossing before stopping. (Nurlutta, on the Gawler line, has the same setup.) (1/6)

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SEACLIFF, 17.1 km from Adelaide, is a small station serving a beachside suburb. It has two offset side platforms, placed on either side of a road level crossing such that trains in either direction pass through the crossing before stopping. (Nurlutta, on the Gawler line, has the same setup.) (1/6)

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BRIGHTON, 16.0 km from Adelaide, is a major station serving a beachside suburb. (1/7)

"swimming? no, i'm here to take panoramic photos"

BRIGHTON, 16.0 km from Adelaide, is a major station serving a beachside suburb. (1/7)

HOVE, 14.6 km from Adelaide, serves the beachside suburbs of Brighton, Hove, and North Brighton. The station has a rather curved island platform; the Seaford line turns southwards here to follow the coastline. (1/6)

HOVE, 14.6 km from Adelaide, serves the beachside suburbs of Brighton, Hove, and North Brighton. The station has a rather curved island platform; the Seaford line turns southwards here to follow the coastline. (1/6)

WARRADALE, 13.7 km from Adelaide, is a small station surrounded by suburban housing. (1/5)

WARRADALE, 13.7 km from Adelaide, is a small station surrounded by suburban housing. (1/5)

OAKLANDS, 12.9 km from Adelaide, is a major station serving the southern suburbs of Oaklands Park and Warradale. (1/9)

i've also overlaid the data on Adelaide Metro's official map! diameter of each station circle is proportional to the number of passengers, except for Adelaide station. (yes, it should probably be *area*, not diameter, but this looked cooler)

Adelaide Metro has publicly available data on card validations (i.e. passenger numbers), separated by day, route and stop - data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset... I've compiled the train station data for 2025 here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Here are the 20 most and least used stations last year:

OAKLANDS, 12.9 km from Adelaide, is a major station serving the southern suburbs of Oaklands Park and Warradale. (1/9)

Adelaide Metro has publicly available data on card validations (i.e. passenger numbers), separated by day, route and stop - data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset... I've compiled the train station data for 2025 here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Here are the 20 most and least used stations last year:

MARION, 11.4 km from Adelaide, is a small leafy station mostly surrounded by suburban housing. (1/6)

Adelaide railway station, 40 years ago!

A view from platform 1 looking across the terminating tracks at Adelaide station, with Redhen 436 on a Hills line train nearest us, then another Redhen on a Noarlunga line run in platform 2, then a 2000-class Jumbo, and in the distance on platform 7 is Redhen 410 and another Redhen on platform 8.

MARION, 11.4 km from Adelaide, is a small leafy station mostly surrounded by suburban housing. (1/6)

in an alterate world where Adelaide Metro adopted Sydney style branding

environmental storytelling

ASCOT PARK, 10.2 km from Adelaide, is a small station surrounded by suburban housing. (1/6)

ASCOT PARK, 10.2 km from Adelaide, is a small station surrounded by suburban housing. (1/6)

WOODLANDS PARK, 9.1 km from Adelaide, is the junction station for the Seaford and Flinders lines. (1/6)

Progress update: I've photographed 8 of Adelaide's 89 railway stations.

WOODLANDS PARK, 9.1 km from Adelaide, is the junction station for the Seaford and Flinders lines. (1/6)