Taperoo railway station

Taperoo
Location	Railway Terrace Taperoo
Line(s)	Outer Harbor Line
Distance	18.2 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Bus routes	None
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
History
Opened	1920
Rebuilt	1955
Services
Preceding station   TransAdelaide   Following station Draper toward Adelaide Outer Harbor line Midlunga toward Outer Harbor

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

Media related to Taperoo railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 34°48′20″S 138°29′57″E / 34.80556°S 138.49905°E