1. History
     Re-sleepering and electrification    Flinders extension  

2. Line guide

3. Services

4. Gallery

5. References

6. External links

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• 1 (to Tonsley)

The Tonsley railway line is a suburban commuter line in Adelaide, South Australia that stems off the Seaford line at Mitchell Park to end opposite Science Park and close to the Flinders University and the Flinders Medical Centre. The line is single track for most of its length, from Celtic Avenue near Mitchell Park station to the terminus at Tonsley, with two intermediate stations. Services operate every 30 minutes on weekdays with no trains operating at night or on the weekend.

History

The Tonsley railway line was constructed as a branch line of the Seaford line between 1965 and 1966 to serve the new Chrysler plant at Clovelly Park. Construction of the plant had commenced in 1963, and the assembly line was opened in October 1964 (remaining operational until it was closed in March 2008).^[1] It services three stations - Mitchell Park, Clovelly Park, and Tonsley.

Re-sleepering and electrification

From 27 February 2012, the line between Woodlands Park and Tonsley was closed for construction.^[2][3] During this time the line was duplicated between Tonsley Junction and Mitchell Park station, the track re-sleepered with dual gauge sleepers to allow for the line to be converted to standard gauge at a future date, and the entire line electrified.^[4] The closure (initially planned as one year) was extended until September 2013, for electrification of the line along with the Noarlunga Centre line.^[5] In late 2013, a plan was announced to convert the line to a double-track railway. This was to be funded through joint State and Federal initiatives, but the incoming Federal government announced it would be changing their focus to roads, and cut funding. Accordingly, the future of the line was unclear, with $18 million spent on the project.^[6] It eventually reopened on 5 May 2014, more than two years after closure.^[4]

Flinders extension

In July 2008, a feasibility study was commissioned by the government to extend the line to Flinders Medical Centre.^[7] On the 13 May 2016, as part of the 2016 Liberal election campaign, a funding pledge of $43 million was announced for the plan.^[8] The extension, referred to as the Flinders Link Project, would extend the line by 650 metres and replace the existing Tonsley station with a new terminus station adjacent to Flinders Medical Centre. An elevated single track with a pedestrian and bike path will begin just north of the existing Tonsley station site to cross Sturt Road, Laffer's Triangle and Main South Road, before terminating at Flinders Medical Centre.^[9] It is expected to be built concurrently with the Darlington Upgrade Project.^[10][11]

Line guide

Services

Services operate between 6.30 AM and 7.30 PM on weekdays only.^[12] Services were only extended to operate during weekday off-peak periods in 2004. Stations between Adelaide and Woodlands Park are also serviced by the Seaford line, and stations between Adelaide and Goodwood are also serviced by the Belair line. Prior to 2014, most trains were operated by 3000 class railcars augmented at times by 2000 class railcars. Since the electrification of the line, the latter are no longer authorised to operate on the line.^[13] Once the full fleet is delivered, services will be operated by A-City electric multiple units.

Gallery

References

External links

• [https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/TONS Tonsley to City - Adelaide Metro website]

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