Owned by DPTI Line(s) Belair Line Platforms 2 Side Tracks 2 | Operated by Adelaide Metro Distance 8.5 km from Adelaide Opened 1883 | |
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Location 5A Grange Road
Lower Mitcham SA 5062 Address Lower Mitcham SA 5062, Australia Owner Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure Similar Torrens Park railway st, Unley Park railway station, Lynton railway station, Pinera railway station, Glenalta railway station | ||
Mitcham railway station is located on the Belair line in Adelaide. Situated 8.5 kilometres from Adelaide station, it is in the suburb of Lower Mitcham. It and Blackwood are the only stations between Goodwood and Belair to have more than one platform in use to allow services to pass.
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History
Mitcham station opened in March 1883 with the opening of the Adelaide to Aldgate section of the Adelaide-Melbourne line. It was previously served by the Melbourne Express. Mitcham was the junction for lines to Clapham and Sleeps Hill.
It was originally planned to call the station Lower Mitcham but the name was changed prior to opening.
In 1995, as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project, the third platform on the station's western side was converted to standard gauge.
Nellie's Garden
The Mitcham railway station garden, known as Nellie's Garden, is named in honour of Nellie Iris Ellis (1920-1983) who established the garden. Mrs Ellis was the wife of a former stationmaster. The garden is maintained by volunteers and is one of only five public gardens provided by the City of Mitcham.