Marino Rocks railway station
Marino Rocks | |||||||||||
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| Location |
The Cove Road Marino | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Seaford Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.9 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1915 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1970s | ||||||||||
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Marino Rocks railway station is located on the Seaford line.[1] Situated in the southern Adelaide suburb of Marino, it is 18.9 kilometres from Adelaide station.
It provides access to Marino Conservation Park while the Coast to Vines Rail Trail starts at the station following the former Willunga railway alignment south. The Marino Rocks Greenway provides a cycling route near the railway line to the Adelaide city centre.
The station was initially opened as part of the Willunga railway extension to the Brighton line in 1915.[2]
References
- ↑ Seaford & Tonsley timetable Adelaide Metro 20 July 2014
- ↑ "Willunga Railway Service" (15 January 1915). The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
External links
Media related to Marino Rocks railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Flick gallery
Coordinates: 35°02′46″S 138°30′46″E / 35.0462°S 138.5128°E
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