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The motive power used for passenger trains is exclusively [[3000 class railcar|3000]] and [[3100 class railcar|3100]] class railcars, except on weekends where some services are run with a [[2000 class railcar]] modified to incorporate increased bike capacity. |
The motive power used for passenger trains is exclusively [[3000 class railcar|3000]] and [[3100 class railcar|3100]] class railcars, except on weekends where some services are run with a [[2000 class railcar]] modified to incorporate increased bike capacity. |
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A number of freight trains can be seen on the standard gauge track as well as the |
A number of freight trains can be seen on the standard gauge track as well as the 3 times a week Overland passenger train to Melbourne. |
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In [[2005]] the route ran with an approximate frequency of 30 minutes on weekdays (hourly after 7pm) and 60 minutes on weekends and public holidays. From [[2006]] this was downgraded to approximately every 36/24 minutes on weekdays due to the single line. |
In [[2005]] the route ran with an approximate frequency of 30 minutes on weekdays (hourly after 7pm) and 60 minutes on weekends and public holidays. From [[2006]] this was downgraded to approximately every 36/24 minutes on weekdays due to the single line. |
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Belair Railway Line is a rail route in Adelaide, South Australia, that runs from the Adelaide Railway Station to Belair in the Adelaide Hills.
History
The line from Adelaide to Belair / Bridgewater opened in 1883.
In 1987, passenger services to Bridgewater ceased mainly due to low patronage, the terminus becoming Belair.
In 1995, the one track of the double track main line from Adelaide to Belair was converted from Broad Gauge (1600mm) to Standard Gauge (1435mm) as part of the Adelaide to Melbourne standardisation project. This meant that the broad gauge passenger services were restricted to a single track with crossing loops located at Mitcham Station, Blackwood Station and Sleeps Hill. As part of this conversion the stations at Millswood, Hawthorn and Clapham were closed against criticism by local residents.
Operations
The motive power used for passenger trains is exclusively 3000 and 3100 class railcars, except on weekends where some services are run with a 2000 class railcar modified to incorporate increased bike capacity.
A number of freight trains can be seen on the standard gauge track as well as the 3 times a week Overland passenger train to Melbourne.
In 2005 the route ran with an approximate frequency of 30 minutes on weekdays (hourly after 7pm) and 60 minutes on weekends and public holidays. From 2006 this was downgraded to approximately every 36/24 minutes on weekdays due to the single line.
On weekends the route is popular with downhill mountain bike riders who catch the train up the hill and return down on numerous downhill mountain biking trails. Downhill mountain biking has been prohibited on some trails in the Belair area, such as, Anderson's Reserve, Lynton Dump Reserve, Sleeps Hill reserve. These prohibitions have reduced the Adelaide mountain biking community's patronage on the Belair railway line.
Stations
| Station: | Town or Suburb(s): | Distance: From Adelaide[1] |
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Adelaide | - | 1856 | |||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | File:Adel-Station.gif | Mile End | Mile End | 2.0 km | ||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | File:Adel-Station.gif | Keswick | Keswick Terminal | 3.8 km | ||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | File:Adel-Station.gif | Goodwood | Goodwood , Forrestville | 5.0 km | ||
| Branch: Noarlunga and Tonsley lines | 5.4 km | |||||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | Unley Park | Hawthorn, Westbourne Park | 7.0 km | |||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | Mitcham | Lower Mitcham | 8.5 km | |||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | Torrens Park | Lower Mitcham, Torrens Park | 9.3 km | |||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | Lynton | Lynton, Clapham | 10.7 km | |||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | Eden Hills | Eden Hills | 14.2 km | |||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | Coromandel | Blackwood | 17.2 km | |||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | Blackwood | Blackwood, Hawthorndene | 18.1 km | |||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | Glenalta | Blackwood, Glenalta | 19.3 km | |||
| File:Adel-Station.gif | Pinera | Belair | 20.2 km | |||
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Belair | 21.5 km | ||||
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See also
- List of Adelaide railway stations
- List of suburban and commuter rail systems
- Railways in Adelaide
- Rail transport in South Australia
External links
 | This article about Adelaide is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- ^ Universal Press (2002), UBD on Disk Adelaide