Coromandel railway station, Adelaide

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Coromandel Railways in Adelaide - Commuter Railway Station

Station overview
Train Services
Belair
Location
Street	Brighton Parade
Suburb	Blackwood
Distance from Adelaide	17.2km
Access by	Platform Ramp
Frequency
Hi-Frequency Station	No
Peak Frequency	Every 20 Mins
Weekday Frequency	Every 30 Mins
Weekend Frequency	Every 60 Mins
Night Frequency	Every 60 Mins
Facilities
Real Rail Time Display	Yes
Real Rail Time Speaker	Yes
Number of Platforms	1 in use
Platform Layout	1 Side Platform (Northern Side)
Toilets	No
Car Parking	Yes
Bike Storage	Yes
Lounge	No
Kiosk	No
Wheelchair access	Yes
Other facilities	None
History
Opened	1883^{[citation needed]}
Rebuilt	2000s
Closed
Transfers
Train transfer	None
Bus transfer	None
Adjacent Stations
« Previous Eden Hills	Next » Blackwood

Coromandel railway station is a railway station on the Belair railway line, which was opened in 1883. The station, which was previously known as Brighton Parade, is located in the Adelaide southern foothills suburb of Blackwood. It is 17.2km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station and 251 metres above sea level. It is not known exactly when the station opened; the platforms look like they were (re-)built in the 1940s/50s, and renovated in the 1990s, and again in the 2000s.

The station now consists of a single platform with a covered shelter which serves trains going in both directions. Until 1995, when the Adelaide - Melbourne main line was converted to standard gauge, there were two platforms and two broad gauge tracks. Standard gauge trains now run through, without stopping at, the disused southern (former up) platform.

There are no staff: intending passengers need to buy tickets from vending machines on trains or from authorised vendors such as newsagents.

The train service comprises two trains an hour in each direction during the day, with additional services during peak hours, and one train an hour at night, weekends and public holidays.

A limited amount of free car parking is provided, including one space reserved for disabled parking.

Under the 'Adopt a Station' program run by TransAdelaide the station is adopted by the Blackwood Neighbourhood Watch group, who have assumed responsibility for the removal of graffiti, assisting with the landscaping of the station grounds and reporting vandalism incidents.

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v • d • e Belair railway line, Adelaide

Adelaide - Mile End - Keswick - Goodwood - Millswood (disused) - Unley Park - Hawthorn (disused) - Mitcham - Torrens Park - Clapham (disused) - Lynton - Eden Hills - Coromandel - Blackwood - Glenalta - Pinera - Belair