Description
Adelaide Parklands Terminal, formerly known as the Keswick Terminal, is the only interstate railway station in Adelaide, South Australia.
Adelaide Parklands Terminal, formerly known as the Keswick Terminal,is the only interstate railway station in Adelaide, South Australia. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the city centre, adjacent to the suburb of Keswick, and is within the southern part of the West Parklands.
History
The terminal opened on 18 May 1984 as Keswick Terminal (and located near, but not connected to, the similarly named Keswick station). It was developed by Australian National (AN) as a dedicated long-haul passenger rail station, allowing AN to vacate the then State Transport Authority's Adelaide railway station. In 1986, the Geographic Names Board approved the name Keswick Terminal for the station, and it was officially classified as a suburb in the City of West Torrens on 30 April 1987. The station was included in the sale of Australian National's passenger operations to Great Southern Rail on 1 November 1997.In June 2008, the station was renamed Adelaide Parklands Terminal. following Stage One of a plan to "improve guest comfort and amenity, traffic and passenger movement, food and retail facilities, image, identity, presentation and sustainability". SA Govt Tourism Minister Jane Lomax-Smith officially opened the terminal on 6 August 2008.
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Population: Zero
Time zone: UTC +10:30
Area: 0.545 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 23 m
Population number: N/A
Local Government Area: City of West Torrens