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{{Short description|Railway station in Adelaide, South Australia}}
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'''Dry Creek railway station''' is located on the [[Gawler
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[[File:Dry_Creek_Railway_Station(GN01919).jpg|thumb|left|300px|Dry Creek railway station with overbridge in 1915]]
Dry Creek station was previously the terminating point for some services from [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide station]]. From April 2008, this ceased with all services continuing to [[Gawler railway station|Gawler]] or [[Gawler Central railway station|Gawler Central]].▼
To the west of the station lies the [[Australian Rail Track Corporation]] [[standard gauge]] line to [[Crystal Brook, South Australia|Crystal Brook]]. Dry Creek is
The passenger service of the [[Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line]], with stations at Wingfield, North Arm Road, Eastern Parade, Grand Junction Road, and [[Rosewater railway station|Rosewater]], was closed in May 1987. [[Port Dock railway station|Port Dock]] closed in September 1981. The former [[Northfield railway line]] headed east from Dry Creek to the [[Cavan railway station, Adelaide|Cavan]], [[Pooraka railway station|Pooraka]], [[Northfield railway station, Adelaide|Northfield]], and [[Stockade railway station|Stockade]] stations. Stockade was closed in 1961. The rest were closed in May 1987.<ref name="CatchPoint">{{cite journal|date=May 2007|title=A Brief History of the Dry Creek to Stockade Railway|url=http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=22753|accessdate=18 March 2015|journal=Catch Point}}</ref>
▲To the west of the station lies the [[Australian Rail Track Corporation]] [[standard gauge]] line to [[Crystal Brook, South Australia|Crystal Brook]]. Dry Creek is also where the [[Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line|Dry Creek to Port Adelaide railway line]] branches off via a [[Wye (rail)|triangle junction]] allowing trains from the north and south to head towards the branch line.
In February 2011, a new [[Adelaide Metro]] railcar depot opened to the east of Dry Creek station to replace the facility outside of [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide station]].<ref>[https://dtei.clients.squiz.net/RCDR/rail_car_depot_relocation Railcar Depot Relocation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132821/https://dtei.clients.squiz.net/RCDR/rail_car_depot_relocation |date=13 April 2014 }} Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure</ref> The depot was initially designed as a major maintenance and re-fuelling facility for the [[3000 class railcar|3000]] and [[2000 class railcar|2000]] fleets, with capacity to store 70 railcars with over 11 kilometres of track. The 2000 class trains were retired by 2015. <ref>''[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-01/seaford-lines-woes-prove-scrapped-railcars-still-needed/7467800 Scrapped railcars needed to help Adelaide's struggling rail network, enthusiasts say]'' </ref> The Gawler line was electrified and reopened on 12 June 2022 <ref>{{Cite news|title=Gawler rail line reopens Sunday 12 June|date=6 June 2022|url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/about-us/news/news-items/2022/gawler_rail_line_reopens_sunday_12_june|publisher=Adelaide Metro|access-date=6 June 2022|archive-date=6 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606011431/https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/about-us/news/news-items/2022/gawler_rail_line_reopens_sunday_12_june|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Adelaide Metro 4000 class|4000]] class fleet now have access to the depot along the 3000 class fleet. Also as the part of the electrification, the station was refurbished in early 2022 during electrification works on the Gawler line. The refurbishment of the station included platform resurfacing, new shelters, seating, wayfinding, and lighting. <ref>''[https://dit.sa.gov.au/infrastructure/public_transport_projects/Railway-Station-Improvements Railway Station Improvements]'' </ref>
▲Also to the west of the station is a major freight terminal and marshalling yard. A [[bogie exchange]] facility opened in 1982 when the [[Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line|Adelaide-Crystal Brook line]] was converted to standard gauge. It closed on 14 October 1996, having been made redundant by the conversion of the [[Adelaide-Wolseley railway line|Adelaide to Wolseley line]] to standard gauge.<ref>"Dry Creek Bogie Exchange Closes" ''[[Railway Digest]]'' February 1997 page 27</ref>
== Platforms and Services ==
Dry Creek has two [[Side platform|side platforms]] and one [[island platform]], and is serviced by [[Adelaide Metro]] [[Gawler railway line|Gawler line]] services. Trains are scheduled every 30 minutes on weekdays, and most of these services terminate at Gawler Central.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gawler Central Timetable |url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/1050620/GAW_tt-train-gawler_20221106.pdf |website=Adelaide Metro |access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>
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|Platform 1 is not regularly serviced
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| style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide|Gawler}}" |<span style="color:white;">2</span>
|[[Gawler railway station|Gawler]] and [[Gawler Central railway station|Gawler Central]]
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|style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide|Gawler}}" |<span style="color:white;">3</span>
|[[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide]]
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
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{{Adelaide Metro railway stations|Gawler=y|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Adelaide]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1856]]
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