Largs North railway station
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Fletcher Road, Largs North | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′12″S 138°29′41″E / 34.8200°S 138.4948°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Outer Harbor | ||||||||||
| Distance | 16.4 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 150 to Osborne 333 to North Haven | ||||||||||
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| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 August 1916 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1943, 2002 | ||||||||||
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Largs North railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line.[1] Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Largs North, it is 16.4 kilometres (10¼ miles) from Adelaide station. Journeys to and from the Adelaide station usually take 30 minutes.
History
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The station opened on 21 August 1916 as 'Swansea' after H. C. Swan. The station was renamed Largs North on 1 November 1945.
Services by platform
| Platform | Lines | Destinations | Notes |
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| 1 | Outer Harbor | all stops services to Outer Harbor | some peak hour services terminate at Osborne |
| 2 | Outer Harbor | all stops services to Adelaide |
References
- ^ Outer Harbor & Grange timetable Adelaide Metro 23 February 2014
- Rails Through Swamp and Sand – A History of the Port Adelaide Railway. M. Thompson pub. Port Dock Station Railway Museum (1988) ISBN 0-9595073-6-1