Mawson Lakes railway station

Mawson Lakes
Railway station and bus interchange
North-east bound view from Platform 1,
December 2021
General information
LocationMawson Connector, Mawson Lakes
Coordinates34°48′13″S 138°36′45″E / 34.80361°S 138.61250°E / -34.80361; 138.61250
Owned byDepartment for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated byAdelaide Metro
Line(s)Gawler
Distance14.3 km from Adelaide
Platforms2
ConnectionsBuses in Adelaide Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround, 2 side platforms
ParkingYes
Other information
Station code17533 (to City)
18543 (to Gawler Central)
WebsiteAdelaide Metro
History
Opened26 February 2006
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station
Dry Creek
towards Adelaide
 Gawler line Greenfields
towards Gawler Central

Mawson Lakes is a railway station and bus interchange in the Adelaide suburb of Mawson Lakes. It is located on the Gawler line, 14.3 kilometres (8.9 mi) north of Adelaide station. To the west of the station lies the Australian Rail Track Corporation standard gauge line to Crystal Brook.[1] The northern ends of the platforms are under the Elder Smith Road bridge with elevators and stairs from the footpath down to the platforms.

History

The Elder Smith Road overpass over Mawson Interchange.

Mawson Interchange was constructed as part of the Mawson Connector project, which saw the construction of a new dual carriageway, now Elder Smith Road, through Mawson Lakes, and over the Gawler rail line.[2] The $33 million Mawson Interchange project was officially opened in March 2006, complete with approximately 100 carparks, a large bus interchange and a pedestrian overpass connected to the Elder Smith Rd bridge.[3] At the time, Mawson Interchange was the first new public transport interchange to be built in Adelaide in more than 15 years.[2] In 2017, there were several calls for a multi-level carpark to be constructed on the site of the existing carpark, due to increasing passenger numbers, however, this never eventuated.[4]

Platforms and Services

Mawson Lakes has two side platforms and is serviced by Adelaide Metro Gawler line services. It is a designated high-frequency station, with trains scheduled every 15 minutes on weekdays, between 7:30am and 6:30pm.[1] Access to platform one for Gawler-bound services is via a pedestrian overpass on the Elder Smith Road bridge.

Platform Destination
1 Gawler and Gawler Central
2 Adelaide

In addition to the train, Adelaide Metro operates several bus routes via Mawson Interchange:

Bus Transfers: Stop Mawson Interchange (Zone A)
Route No. Destination & Route Details
501 to City via the O-Bahn[5]
566 to Golden Grove Interchange[6]
Bus Transfers: Stop Mawson Interchange (Zone B)
Route No. Destination & Route Details
224 Elizabeth Interchange to City[7]
225 Salisbury Interchange to Gepps Cross[8]
Bus Transfers: Stop Mawson Interchange (Zone C)
Route No. Destination & Route Details
411 to Ann Street, Salisbury[9]
411B to Salisbury Interchange[10]
411U to UniSA Mawson Lakes Campus[11]
Bus Transfers: Stop Mawson Interchange (Zone C)
Route No. Destination & Route Details
222 to City
565 to Ingle Farm[12]

Mawson Lakes station and interchange was featured in the 2022 A24 horror film, Talk to Me.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gawler Central Timetable" (PDF). Adelaide Metro. 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mawson Lakes $33m hub for area's transport". The Sunday Mail. 13 March 2005. ProQuest 872662450. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ^ Mawson Interchange Archived 9 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
  4. ^ Rohweder, Sarah (29 March 2017). "Salisbury Councillor calls for new carpark at Mawson Lakes Interchange". The Advertiser. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ Route 501 Adelaide Metro
  6. ^ Metro, Adelaide (16 March 2021). "566". Adelaide Metro. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  7. ^ Route 224 Adelaide Metro
  8. ^ Metro, Adelaide (16 March 2021). "225". Adelaide Metro. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  9. ^ Route 411 Adelaide Metro
  10. ^ Route 411B Adelaide Metro
  11. ^ Route 411U Adelaide Metro
  12. ^ Route 565 Adelaide Metro
  13. ^ Philippou, Danny., & Philippou, Michael. (2022, October 30). Talk to Me. A24.