Showground Central railway station

Former railway station in South Australia, Australia

Not to be confused with Adelaide Showground railway station.

Showground Central

General information
Location| Richards Terrace, Wayville
Owned by| DPTI
Operated by| Adelaide Metro
Line(s)| Belair Line, Seaford Line
Distance| 4.4 km from Adelaide
Platforms| 1
Construction
Structure type| Temporary
History
Opened| September 2003
Closed| September 2013
Services
| Preceding station  | Adelaide Metro | Following station

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Adelaide

Terminus

|  | Showground Central line

(temporary)

|  | Terminus

Showground Central railway station was a temporary station in the inner southern Adelaide suburb of Wayville, South Australia, located 4.4 kilometres from Adelaide station. The station was only used during the Royal Adelaide Show in early September each year.[1]

## History

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Showground Central station was first used in September 2003.[2][3] It was located between Keswick and Goodwood stations, adjacent to the Adelaide Showground on the eastern side of the Belair and Seaford lines. It consisted of a single temporary platform that was assembled for the duration of the show, then removed and stored until the following year. The temporary platform was noted in 2004 as having "a significant effect on patronage, with over 90,000 passengers using this facility during the Show".[4]

Initially it was served by regular Belair and Seaford services making additional stops along with a special service from the Gawler line operating via the Adelaide Gaol loop.[2][5][6] In 2005 these services ceased to call at the station with an express shuttle running along between Adelaide station and Showground Central introduced and remaining in place until the station's closure.[7][8][9]

Showground Central was last used in 2013, with a permanent Adelaide Showground railway station opening in February 2014 to replace both the old seasonal station and Keswick station.[10][11]

## References

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1. ^ Getting There Adelaide Show September 2013
2. ^ a b Public Transport it to the Adelaide Show and save Adelaide Metro 27 August 2003
3. ^ "News" Railway Digest August 2003 page 12
4. ^ "TransAdelaide Annual Report 2004-05" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
5. ^ All Aboard for a Ride to the Adelaide Show Adelaide Metro 30 August 2004
6. ^ "Bakewell Bridge progress, Gaol Loop to be removed" Railway Digest February 2007 page 20
7. ^ Get Up and Go to the Royal Show and Save on Show Entry with Adelaide Metro Adelaide Metro 29 August 2005
8. ^ "TransAdelaide Annual Report 2005-06" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
9. ^ "Royal Adelaide Show 2012 – Adelaide Metro". 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
10. ^ New Wayville Station to create Showgrounds gateway Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
11. ^ Adelaide Showground Station opened on 17 February 2014 Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure

## External links

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* Gallery