Hove | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Addison Road, Hove | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°00′44″S 138°31′25″E / 35.0123°S 138.5237°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Department for Infrastructure & Transport | ||||||||||
Operated by | Adelaide Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Seaford | ||||||||||
Distance | 14.6 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus routes | 262 & 265 to City & Westfield Marion | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||
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Hove railway station is located on the Seaford line.[1] Situated in the south-western Adelaide suburb of Hove, it is 14.6 kilometres from Adelaide station.
Hove was opened on 12 January 1914, and originally as North Brighton Station.[2] In April 1914, not long after opening, the station was renamed Middle Brighton Station.[3] Later in 1914, an electric light was installed to replace the previous oil lamp. As it was an unmanned station at the time, the light was switched on by a guard on the passing train at sundown, and off by the guard on the last train for the night.[4] A ticket office was added to the platform in mid-1915.[5] In 1920, the Railways Commissioner suggested the station should be renamed to Tingara Station, however the Brighton Council preferred Hove.[6] The station was officially renamed Hove in June 1920.[7]
Until the 1990s, Hove station had a ticket office, toilets and an underground pedestrian tunnel, but heavy graffiti and vandalism led to these facilities being closed and demolished.[citation needed] Like many stations on the Adelaide Metro network, the tunnel was replaced with a level pedestrian crossing.
Funding for a grade separation of Brighton Road and the Seaford line was announced in the 2019/2020 state budget, with a combined commitment of $171 million in funding from the Federal and State governments.[8] Design options were released in January 2021,[9] however the project was later cancelled in June 2021 with the 2021/2022 state budget citing cost overruns and local opposition to the project.[10][11]
Platform | Destination/s |
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1 | Seaford |
2 | Adelaide |