Alice Springs railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in the Northern Territory, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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|image = The Ghan, Alice Springs, 2015 (09).JPG
|image_caption = Passenger train The Ghan at Alice Springs station, July 2015
|address = George Crescent, Alice Springs
|country = Australia
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|line = Adelaide-Darwin railway
|distance = 1,546 kilometres from Adelaide
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|opened = 9 October 1980
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File: Stuart railway station before naming as Alice Springs.tiff
File:Arrival of first train at Alice Springs, 6 August 1929.tiff
Alice Springs railway station is located on the Adelaide–Darwin railway in Alice Springs.[http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/SACountry/NT1817.pdf Alice Springs map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090342/http://www.sa-trackandsignal.net/Pdf%20files/SACountry/NT1817.pdf |date=2015-04-02 }} SA Track & Signal
History
The original Alice Springs station opened in Railway Terrace in 1929, when the Central Australia Railway opened.
The present station opened on 9 October 1980 when a new line opened from Tarcoola.[http://www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/council/council-history/fourth-council-1980-1984 Fourth Council 1980-1984] Alice Springs Town Council The station was included in the sale of Australian National's passenger operations to Great Southern Rail on 1 November 1997."Goodbye AN Passenger, Hello Great Southern Railway" Railway Digest December 1997 page 7 It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Darwin in February 2004.
In 2015 the building designed by Adelaide architect Guy Maron was awarded the Northern Territory Enduring Architecture Award, 35 years after its opening.{{Cite web |date=12 June 2015 |title=2015 Northern Territory Architecture Awards |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/2015-northern-territory-architecture-awards/ |access-date=17 January 2024 |website=ArchitectureAU.com}}
Station features
In the foyer of the current station is a memorial, by sculptor Gabriel Stark, this memorial is in memory of the Afghan camel trains that transported supplies to Central Australia before the arrival of the train.[http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/technology/industry/display/80046-the-ghan-memorial The Ghan Memorial] Monument Australia
Services
Alice Springs station is served by The Ghan which operates weekly in each direction with some exceptions.[https://journeybeyondrail.com.au/guest-information/fares-and-timetables/the-ghan-expedition-2021-fares-timetable/ The Ghan Timetable April to December 2021] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026044527/https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/guest-information/fares-and-timetables/the-ghan-expedition-2021-fares-timetable/ |date=26 October 2022 }} Journey Beyond
References
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External links
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- [http://www.railmaps.com.au/stationdetails.php?StationSelect=1139 Station details] Australian Rail Maps
- [http://www.comrails.com/routes/route_car_tar_als.html Route Information Tarcoola to Alice Springs] Chris' Commonwealth Railways
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Category:Railway stations in the Northern Territory