Owned by Great Southern Rail Platforms 3 (1 side, 1 island) Parking Yes Owner Great Southern Rail | Operated by Great Southern Rail Structure type Ground Opened 18 May 1984 Tracks 3 | |
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Location Richmond Road, Keswick Terminal Address Richmond Rd, Adelaide SA 5035, Australia Similar The Beachouse, Ayers House, Beehive Corner, Horsnell Gully Conserva, Waterfall Gully | ||
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Adelaide Parklands Terminal is the only interstate station in Adelaide, South Australia. It is three kilometres from the city centre, adjacent to the suburb of Keswick and within the southern part of the West Parklands.
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History
The terminal opened on 18 May 1984 as Keswick Terminal. It was developed by Australian National as a dedicated long-haul passenger station, allowing it to vacate the State Transport Authority's Adelaide station.
It was built as a dual gauge station being served by the standard gauge Ghan, Indian Pacific and Trans-Australian to the north and broad gauge Overland to the east. It was also served by regional trains operated by Bluebird and CB railcars. The regional trains had ceased by 1990, while following the conversion of the Adelaide to Melbourne line to standard gauge in 1995, The Overland also became a standard gauge train.
In 1986, the Geographic Names Board approved the name Keswick Terminal, and it is now officially classified as a suburb, in the City of West Torrens. The station was included in the sale of Australian National's passenger operations to Great Southern Rail on 1 November 1997.
Adelaide is the only city in the world where passengers can catch trains on three distinct transcontinental routes, The Ghan to Alice Springs and Darwin, and the Indian Pacific to Sydney and Perth, and The Overland to Melbourne. These trains are all operated by Great Southern Rail.
In June 2008, the station was renamed Adelaide Parklands Terminal. following Stage One of a plan to "improve guest comfort and amenity, traffic and passenger movement, food and retail facilities, image, identity, presentation and sustainability". Tourism Minister Jane Lomax-Smith officially opened the Terminal on 6 August 2008.