Operations
The motive power used for suburban passenger trains is now exclusively 3000 and 3100 class railcars. Until June 2007, on weekends some services were run with a 2000 class railcar modified to incorporate increased bike capacity. In 2005, trains ran the route every 30 minutes on weekdays (hourly after 7pm) and every 60 minutes on weekends and public holidays. From 2006, because of the single line, this was downgraded to every 36/24 minutes on weekdays.
On weekends, the route is popular with downhill mountain bike riders who catch the train up the hill and return via one of the many downhill mountain biking trails and roads, hence the use of a modified 2000 class railcar. However, since downhill mountain biking has been prohibited on some trails in the Belair area (such as Anderson's Reserve, Lynton Dump Reserve and Sleeps Hill reserve) the Adelaide mountain biking community's patronage has slightly declined.
The standard gauge track is used by The Overland passenger train to Melbourne, which runs three times a week, and a number of freight trains.
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