Flinders railway station


Flinders railway station is under construction on the Tonsley line in the southern Adelaide suburb of Bedford Park. It will serve the adjacent Flinders Medical Centre precinct and will become the new terminus of the line.

History

A rail extension to Flinders Medical Centre had been mooted in July 2008, with the State Government commissioning a feasibility study, but nothing eventuated. In May 2016, as part of the Liberal Party's campaign for the federal election later that year, $43 million in funding was promised towards extending the Tonsley line. The extension, known as the Flinders Link Project, is being built concurrently with the adjacent Darlington Upgrade on the Southern Expressway and will be located to the east of the expressway and local service roads; a rail overpass and pedestrian bridge will connect the existing rail corridor and the new station. Major works commenced in July 2019 with completion scheduled for 2020.
The completed station will be accessible from the Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders Private Hospital, and will be within walking distance of the bus interchange adjacent to Flinders Medical Centre. Transport links to Flinders University are also available within walking distance. Flinders University is also planning to develop the station precinct into Flinders Village, a development containing student accommodation, a health research centre, shops and a hotel.

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