Dry Creek railway station: Difference between revisions

| name = Dry Creek

| image = DryCreekRailwayStationAdelaide.jpg

| boroughaddress = Railway Terrace, [[Dry Creek, South Australia|Dry Creek]]

| coordinates = {{coord|34|50|06|S|138|35|08|E|type:railwaystation_region:AU-SA|display=title,inline}}

| operator = [[Adelaide Metro]]

| line = [[Gawler railway line = {{Rcb|Adelaide|Gawler Line]]|croute}}

| distance = 10.6 km from [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide]]

| platforms = 3 (1 island, 1 side)

| tracks = 3

| structure = Ground

| parking = YesNone

| bicycle = Yes

| zone =

| opened = 1856

| closed =

| rebuilt = 1982<br/>2022

| services = {{Adjacent stations

{{s-line|system=TransAdelaide|lineline1=Gawler Central|previousleft1=Kilburn|nextright1=Mawson Lakes}}

FirstDry Creek railway station opened in 1856,. theThe station was rebuilt in 1982 and a [[bogie exchange]] facility opened when the [[Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line|Adelaide-Crystal Brook line]] was converted to standard gauge. The exchange closed on 14in 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>

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. Also toTo the west of the station is a major freight terminal and marshalling yard.

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 on 27–29in May 1987 (with. [[Port Dock railway station|Port Dock]] having closed in September 1981). Similarly, theThe 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,. and theThe rest were closed on 29in 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|workjournal=Catch Point}}</ref>

On 6In 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 iswas theinitially designed as a major maintenance and re-fuelling facility for the [[20003000 class railcar|20003000]] and [[30002000 class railcar|30002000]] class diesel fleets, with capacity to store 70 railcars with over 11 kilometres of track. The depot2000 hasclass beentrains designedwere toretired allowby future2015. conversion<ref>''[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-01/seaford-lines-woes-prove-scrapped-railcars-still-needed/7467800 Scrapped railcars needed to supporthelp [[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 AJune 2022|archive-Citydate=6 ClassJune 40002022|electricarchive-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> rollingstockand 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>

== ServicesPlatforms byand platformServices ==

| style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide Metro color|Gawler Central}}" |<span style="color:white;">1</span>

| style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide Metro color|Gawler Central}}" |<span style="color:white;">2</span>

|[[Gawler/ railway station|Gawler]] and [[Gawler Central railway station|Gawler Central]]

|style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide Metro color|Gawler Central}}" |<span style="color:white;">3</span>

|[[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide]]