Clovelly Park railway station was a railway station located on the
Flinders line in the south-western
Adelaide
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suburb of
Mitchell Park.
History
Clovelly Park station opened on 1 July 1966 when the
Tonsley line was branched from the
Noarlunga Centre line at
Ascot Park. The station was located immediately north of the level crossing at Alawoona Avenue and was named ''Chrysler Park'' after the
adjoining car factory. On 26 June 1987 it was renamed ''Clovelly Park'' after
Chrysler Australia
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and its factory was acquired by
Mitsubishi Motors Australia
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.
The station became the temporary terminus of the Tonsley line between 1 July 2019 and 20 November 2020, following the closure of the original
Tonsley station at Sturt Road to facilitate the extension of the line to
Flinders. As part of the extension project, Clovelly Park was replaced by a relocated Tonsley station built to the immediate south of the adjacent Alawoona Avenue level crossing;
[Etheridge, Michelle. (28 February 2018). "New station on track", '' CoastCity Weekly'', p5.] the new station being better equipped to serve the residential, light industrial and educational Tonsley Innovation District located on the site of the former car factory.
Clovelly Park station was permanently closed after the last service on 20 November 2020 and demolished. The railway line itself was also temporarily closed at that time, with the new Tonsley station, and the extended Flinders railway line, opened on 29 December 2020.
Services by platform
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Railway stations in Adelaide
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1966
Railway stations closed in 2020