Keswick railway station was a station on the Adelaide-Wolseley line that served routes on the South line, most recently to Adelaide Metro's Belair, Noarlunga and Tonsley line services. It was located in the inner western Adelaide suburb of Keswick, from Adelaide railway station.
History Keswick station was opened on 6 April 1913. Within months of opening, a station master was appointed to manage bulk goods business, including firewood and sand bricks. A ticket office was added in 1927. In 1984, a new interstate passenger railway station, initially named Keswick Terminal"Goodbye AN Passenger, Hello Great Southern Railway" Railway Digest December 1997 page 7 but since 2008 Adelaide Parklands Terminal,New name for interstate rail terminal ABC News 5 August 2008 was opened immediately north of the station on the western side of the South line.
The station was closed and demolished in March 2013 during the closure of the Noarlunga and Tonsley lines, in preparation for the electrification of those lines.New station to replace Keswick on suburban network Railway Digest May 2013 page 20 At the time of its closure, it was the only station on the Adelaide suburban system without wheelchair access, the steep terrain and sparse patronage being prohibitive. A new Adelaide Showground station south of the Keswick Bridge opened on 17 February 2014, replacing Keswick as well as the annual temporary Showground Central station.New Wayville Station to create Showgrounds gateway Department of Planning, Transport & InfrastructureAdelaide Showground Station opened on 17 February 2014 Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
Services by platform At the time of the station's closure in 2013, services were as follows: PlatformDestination/sNotes1Noarlunga Centre / Tonsley2Adelaide3Noarlunga Centre / Tonsley / Belair4Adelaide
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