Adelaide Parklands Terminal, formerly known as Keswick Terminal, is the interstate passenger railway station in

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. The terminal is north of the suburb of Keswick, by road south-west of the

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, and adjoins the south-western sector of the West Parklands. It was within the boundary of Keswick until 1987 when, inclusive of adjacent business sites and covering a total area of , Keswick Terminal was declared a suburb in its own right.

History

The terminal opened on 18 May 1984 as Keswick Terminal (and located near, but not connected to, the now demolished Keswick station). It was developed by Australian National (AN) as a dedicated long-haul passenger rail station, allowing AN to vacate the then State Transport Authority's

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. It was included in the sale of Australian National's passenger operations to Great Southern Rail in 1997. In June 2008, the station was renamed Adelaide Parklands Terminal following Stage One of a plan to "improve guest comfort and amenity, traffic and passenger movement, food and retail facilities, image, identity, presentation and sustainability".

Services

The terminal was built by Australian National as a

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station for ''

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'', '' Indian Pacific'' and '' Trans-Australian'' to the north and ''

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'' to the south-east – the latter train being on broad-gauge tracks at the time, before conversion to in 1995. It was also served by regional South Australian trains – also operated by Australian National – until all passenger trains outside of Greater Adelaide had ceased operation by 1990. Since 1991, the only trains regularly operating out of the terminal have been ''The Ghan'', ''Indian Pacific'' and ''The Overland''; '' The Southern Spirit'' ran seasonally between 2010 and 2012, and the '' Great Southern'' commenced seasonal services in 2020. Today, these trains are operated by Journey Beyond. Visiting passenger trains from interstate also visit the terminal, albeit rarely.

Local transport

Although three suburban rail lines run parallel to the terminal, the nearest suburban railway station is to the south. The nearest bus stop is away, also to the south.

Gallery

File:Indian Pacific adelaide.JPG, The '' Indian Pacific'' at the terminal File:Adelaide Parklands Rail Terminal.jpg, Main platform with carriages from ''

'' File:AdelaideParklandsTerminal.jpg, Terminal entrance (2014) File:Choo Choos Cafe.jpg, Choo Choos Cafe (2011) File:GM22 Keswick Terminal, 1986.JPG, GM22 at the head of the ''Trans Australian'' in 1986. (Note dual gauge tracks)

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