Keswick railway station, Adelaide
Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox station Keswick railway station was a station on the Adelaide-Wolseley line and served by Adelaide Metro Belair, Noarlunga and Tonsley line services. It was located in the inner western Adelaide suburb of Keswick, 3.8 kilometres from Adelaide station.
History
Keswick station was opened on 6 April 1913.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Within months of opening, a station master was appointed to manage bulk goods business, including firewood and sand bricks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A ticket office was added in 1927.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The station lay adjacent to Adelaide Parklands Terminal.
The station was closed and demolished in March 2013 during the closure of the Noarlunga and Tonsley lines, in preparation for the electrification of those lines.<ref>New station to replace Keswick on suburban network Railway Digest May 2013 page 20</ref> At the time of its closure, it was the only station on the Adelaide suburban system without wheelchair accessTemplate:Citation needed, the steep terrain and sparse patronage being prohibitive. A new Adelaide Showground station south of the Keswick Bridge opened on 17 February 2014, replacing Keswick as well as the annual temporary Showground Central station.<ref>New Wayville Station to create Showgrounds gateway Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure</ref><ref>Adelaide Showground Station opened on 17 February 2014 Template:Webarchive Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure</ref>
Services by platform
| Platform | Destination/s | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| style="background:#Template:Rcr;color:white;text-align:center;"|1 | Noarlunga Centre / Tonsley | |
| style="background:#Template:Rcr;color:white;text-align:center;"|2 | Adelaide | |
| style="background:#Template:Rcr;color:white;text-align:center;"|3 | Noarlunga Centre / Tonsley / Belair | |
| style="background:#Template:Rcr;color:white;text-align:center;"|4 | Adelaide |