Gawler line

Gawler line
Overview
LocaleAdelaide, South Australia
Termini
Stations27
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Operator(s)Adelaide Metro
Rolling stock3000/3100 class (1987–2023)
4000 class (2022–)
Daily ridership21,000
History
Opened
  • 1857 (to Gawler)
  • 1911 (to Gawler Central)
Re-sleepered
(concrete)
  • June–September 2010 (to Mawson Lakes)
  • September 2011 – March 2012 (to Gawler Central)
Electrified2020–2022
Closed24 December 2020
Reopened12 June 2022
Technical
Line length42.2 km (26.2 mi)
Number of tracks
  • 2 (to Gawler)
  • 1 (to Gawler Central)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary (2022–)
Route map

km
42.2
Gawler Central
41.4
Gawler Oval
39.8
Gawler
39.3
Gawler Racecourse
Race days only
38.3
Evanston
37.4
Tambelin
34.1
Kudla
32.2
Munno Para
30.2
Smithfield
28.2
Broadmeadows
27.3
Womma
25.8
Elizabeth
24.0
Elizabeth South
21.5
Nurlutta
20.2
Salisbury
18.6
Chidda
17.7
Parafield
16.6
Parafield Gardens
15.5
Greenfields
14.3
Mawson Lakes
10.6
Dry Creek
7.7
Kilburn
6.0
Islington
4.9
Dudley Park
3.6
Ovingham
2.5
North Adelaide
0.0
Adelaide

The Gawler line, also known as the Gawler Central line, is a suburban commuter railway line in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The Gawler Line is the most frequent and heavily patronised line in the Adelaide rail network. It is also the only line to have no other interchange with another line except Adelaide.