Port Dock Line | Adelaide

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Port DockLine

Port Dock railway station, 24 August 2024, the day before its opening. To the left of the shelter in the centre of the photo is the end of the line and on the right is the National Railway Museum. Photo: CloCkWeRX, Wikimedia Commons.

Year Opened:

Alberton–Port Dock 1856; closed 1981; re-opened 2024

Stations:

Port Dock

Typical Journey Time:

21 minutes (Adelaide–Port Dock)

Typical Peak Frequency:

30 minutes

Typical Off-peak Frequency:

30 minutes

Typical Weekend Frequency:

30 minutes

The Port Dock line is a one-kilometre spur line from Alberton on the Outer Harbor line and extends to Port Dock, near Port Adelaide. It is included in timetables with the Outer Harbor and Grange lines. The first station at Port Dock was opened in 1856 as the terminus of the line from Adelaide to Port Adelaide. It closed in 1981 but was re-opened in 2024. The Port Dock line is single track throughout. It services the residential, commercial and tourist precinct of Port Adelaide.