Mitcham railway station is located on the

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. Situated 8.5 kilometres from Adelaide station, it is in the suburb of Lower Mitcham.

History

Mitcham station opened in March 1883 with the opening of the

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section of the Adelaide-Melbourne line. It was originally planned to call the station Lower Mitcham but the name was changed prior to opening. It was previously served by the '' Melbourne Express''. Mitcham previously was a junction for lines to

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and Sleeps Hill. It is currently a stop on the Belair suburban commuter line. Mitcham and Blackwood are the only stations between Goodwood and

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to have more than one platform in use. In 1995, as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project, the third platform on the station's western side was converted to

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. The Mitcham railway station garden, known as Nellie's Garden, is named in honour of Nellie Iris Ellis (1920-1983) who established the garden. Mrs Ellis was the wife of a former

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. The garden is maintained by volunteers and is one of only five public gardens provided by the

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. In 2019, portions of ''

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'', a 2020 Australian prison film, was shot at the station and Nellie's Garden. During this time, trains did not stop at Mitcham.

Services by platform

Bus transfers

References

External links

{{Adelaide Metro railway stations, Belair=y, state=collapsed Railway stations in Adelaide Railway stations in Australia opened in 1883 South Australian Heritage Register