Tonsley railway station


Tonsley railway station was located on the Tonsley line in the south-western Adelaide suburb of Mitchell Park. It was 13 kilometres from Adelaide station, and was the terminus of the line from its opening in 1966 until its closure in 2019.

History

Tonsley station opened on 1 July 1966 when the Tonsley line opened. Trains operated between 07:00 and 19:00 on weekdays, with no weekend services.
To allow for extension of the railway to Flinders, Tonsley station closed on 28 June 2019 and was later demolished. The site of the former station is now occupied by the start of a viaduct that continues the railway over Sturt Road and Main South Road to terminate at Flinders station, adjacent to the Flinders Medical Centre. It is being built concurrently with the associated Darlington Upgrade Project.
The replacement of Tonsley station with Flinders station was contested by local residents, who submitted a petition to keep Tonsley station. The Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure published a revised plan which would see the existing Clovelly Park station, to be renamed Tonsley, relocated and rebuilt before the start of the new elevated section of track.

Services by platform