Port Dock railway station
Port Dock | |||||||||||
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| Railway station and bus interchange | |||||||||||
View from the station plaza, August 2024 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | First station: St Vincent Street, Lipson Street Second station: Baker Street Port Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°50′41″S 138°30′32″E / 34.844788°S 138.508767°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure and Transport | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Port Dock | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from Adelaide railway station | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Two: one for Adelaide Metro trains, one for trains of National Railway Museum | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 117, 118, 150, 150B, 150P, 157, 230, 232, 252, 252A, 254X, 333 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Side platform | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes → level boarding | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | 19081 | ||||||||||
| Website | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1856 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1981 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 25 August 2024 | ||||||||||
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Port Dock railway station is the terminus of the Port Dock line, located on Baker Street, Port Adelaide. The first station was located in the commercial centre at the corner of St Vincent Street and Lipson Street and served as the original terminus of the railway between Adelaide and Port Adelaide, which opened in 1856.
After closure in 1981, the passenger station site was redeveloped as the Port Adelaide Police Station and Magistrates' Court. The former goods yard, adjacent to Lipson Street, is now occupied by the National Railway Museum. Several proposals had been advanced to build a new station, including a budgeted project by the government of South Australia in 2017, but were put on hold by the incoming Marshall government in 2019. Having made construction of the new line an election commitment in 2022, the incoming government announced funding for the railway line and a new station in December 2022. The station reopened on 25 August 2024.