Munno Para railway station is located on the
Gawler line. Situated in the northern
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
suburb of
Munno Para
Munno Para is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Playford.
In the local Kaurna dialect, Munno Para means ''golden wattle creek''. The name refers to either the Gawler River (which starts at the conflue ...
, it is located from
Adelaide station.
History
Munno Para station opened in 1978.
Originally consisting of two 95 metre side platforms, in March 2012, two new side platforms capable of accommodating six carriages were built 60 metres south of the original station. This was in connection with the plans to electrify the line, which was completed in early 2022 and expected to reopen on April 30. The platforms are connected by an overpass with lifts.
The station was the site of a fatal collision on 5 February 2019 where a man from Smithfield Plains who was illegally on the tracks was struck by a train and died at the scene.
Platforms and Services
Munno Para has two
side platforms
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and is serviced by
Adelaide Metro
Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is an intermodal system offering an integrated network of bus, tram, and train service throughout the metropolitan area. The network has an ann ...
. Trains are scheduled every 30 minutes, seven days a week.
There is a small bus interchange on platform 2, adjacent to Alawoona Rd. A pedestrian overpass is located on the northern end of the station, which includes elevators on either side.
Bus transfers
References
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Railway stations in Adelaide
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1978