Hendon railway line

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Hendon Line
Overview
Status Closed and removed
Locale Adelaide, South Australia
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Termini Adelaide
Hendon
Operation
Opened 1940
Closed 1980
Technical
Line length Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
No. of tracks Double track to Woodville
Single track to Albert Park
Closed from Albert Park (formerly single track to Hendon)
Route map
0.0
Adelaide
7.5
Woodville
9.1
Albert Park
Clark Terrace
10.2
Hendon
closed 1980

The Hendon railway line was a railway in western Adelaide that was used mainly for industrial purposes in the mid 20th century. The line branched from Albert Park station on the Grange line, and ran for 1.1 kilometres with just one further station, the terminus Hendon. There is no evidence of the station or track left. The eastern end of West Lakes Boulevard now covers most of the path of the track. The terminus station was adjacent to the east side of Tapleys Hill Road.[1]

History

The line opened in 1940 to serve nearby factories at Hendon during World War II. The station was an island platform with sidings but the track was single for the entire length. After the war, rail traffic declined and passenger services at Hendon was reduced to morning and peak-hours only providing services to residents and workers of factories established in the old munitions factories, including Philips Electrical Industries and the South Australian Brush Company. Hendon station and the line closed on 1 February 1980 and the track has since been removed.[2]

References

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  2. "The Hendon Branch Line" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin September 2002 pp323-327
  • Sampson R, Rails round Adelaide, Mile End Railway Museum, Walkerville, 1978