Owned by DPTI Line(s) Belair Line Platforms 1 Side Tracks 2 | Operated by Adelaide Metro Distance 5.9 km from Adelaide Rebuilt 12 October 2014 | |
Location 251 Goodwood Rd
Kings Park SA 5034 Address Millswood SA 5034, Australia Owner Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure Similar Unley Park railway station, Goodwood railway station, Pinera railway station, Belair railway station, Glenalta railway station | ||
Millswood railway station is located on the Belair line in Adelaide. Situated in the Adelaide suburb of Millswood, it is 5.9 kilometres from Adelaide station.
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History
The station opened circa 1910. The platforms were constructed of earth-filled concrete each side of the dual tracks, which were both broad gauge until 1995. There were timber framed, iron clad open passenger shelters on each platform. The two outbound Unley Park and Hawthorn stations had similar shelters. A ticket office was provided on the Up (western) platform until being demolished during in 1985, and the original shelters were in due course removed in March 1988 and replaced with the bus stop type shelters that are seen at some stations on the TransAdelaide network.
Millswood station closed on 28 April 1995, simultaneously with stations at Clapham and Hawthorn despite criticism from nearby residents, with the conversion of the Adelaide-Wolseley line to standard gauge under the One Nation programme. A number of reasons were quoted as justification for the closures, including poor patronage, the excessive number of stations between Goodwood and Lynton and their closeness to each other, and the impractibility of single-line working with so many stations and so few crossing points. The western platform was demolished in 2007.
Reopening
In August 2013, moves were made towards the reopening of Millswood station, with the Transport Department launching an investigation into the proposal. In the leadup to the 2014 State Election, the State Government promised to reopen the station for a 12-month trial from 1 July 2014 if it was returned. Upgrade works at the station commenced in July 2014 at a cost of $500,000, but the initial draft timetable for the station only included every second peak-hour train stopping at the reopened platform.
The station reopened on 12 October 2014 for a 12-month trial. The trial was successful, and the station was reopened permanently.