Glenalta railway station

Glenalta
Location	Main Road Rosella Avenue Glenalta
Line(s)	Belair Line
Distance	19.3 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2 (1 disused)
Bus routes	173 to Blackwood 197X to Coromandel Station & City 893 to Aldgate & Blackwood
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Services
Preceding station   TransAdelaide   Following station Blackwood toward Adelaide Belair line Pinera toward Belair

Glenalta railway station is located on the Belair line.^[1] Situated in the Adelaide southern foothills suburb of Glenalta, it is 19.3 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

Genalta station opened as Belair Road.^[2] In 1995, the eastern side platform was closed when the inbound line was converted to standard gauge as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project. During the late 1990s/early 2000s, the original down shelter was replaced with the current shelter.

Transport links

Bus Transfers: Stop Stop 28 (Main Road)
Route No.	Destination & Route Details
173	City via Old Belair Road
173	Blackwood station via Main Road
197X	Coromandel Station via Main Road
197X	City via Main & Belair Roads
893	Blackwood station via Main Road
893	Aldgate via Blackwood station & Upper Sturt Road

References

1. Belair timetable Adelaide Metro 12 October 2014
2. Callaghan, WH (1992). The Overland Railway. Sydney: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 241. ISBN 0 909650 29 2.

External links

Media related to Glenalta railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 35°00′41″S 138°37′24″E / 35.0113°S 138.6232°E