Port Adelaide Railway Station
Port Adelaide station is on the suburban line between Adelaide and Outer Harbor, 11.7 km (7¼ miles) from Adelaide, in the suburb of Port Adelaide.
Port Adelaide station’s two elevated platforms are on a viaduct that carries the railway across Commercial Road. The station is unstaffed and has no buildings or other facilities except basic passenger shelters on each platform. It is the only railway station on the Adelaide network on a viaduct (South Road tram stop is on a viaduct.)
The railway line from Woodville to Outer Harbor closed on 15 November 2009 for four months to allow for upgrades to the viaduct and Port Adelaide station. The station was upgraded and was completed on 9 May 2010.
It is the only upgraded station on the Outer Harbor line.
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