Greenfields railway station is located on the
Gawler line.
Gawler Central timetable
Adelaide Metro 4 February 2013 Situated adjacent to Parafield Airport
Parafield Airport is on the edge of the residential suburb of Parafield, South Australia, north of the Adelaide city centre and adjacent to the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia. It is Adelaide's second airport and the ...
, in the northern Adelaide suburb of Parafield, it is from Adelaide station.
History
The station opened in 1969 as Green Field, later changing to Greenfields.
It is one of only two stations on the Gawler Central line to have a pedestrian underpass (the other is Parafield Gardens
Parafield Gardens is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is largely residential, with a pocket of industrial land in the southwest corner. There are two small shopping centres in the area, one on Salisbury Highway, and another on S ...
). The other stations have had theirs closed due to concerns with safety and vandalism. To the west of the station lies the Australian Rail Track Corporation standard gauge
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), International gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge and European gauge in Europe, and SGR in Ea ...
line to Crystal Brook.
In 2021, it has received several upgrades including a deep cleaning, fresh coat of paint, LED lighting and new bins. This is a part of the State governments station refresh program.
Platforms and Services
Greenfields has two island platforms and is serviced by Adelaide Metro Gawler line services. Trains are scheduled every 30 minutes, seven days a week.
References
External links
{{Adelaide Metro railway stations, Gawler=y, state=collapsed
Railway stations in Adelaide
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1969