Outer Harbor Railway Line is a rail route in Adelaide, South Australia, that travels from the Adelaide Railway Station to Outer Harbor. Its route encompasses many suburban railway stations, and shares part of its run with the Grange line.
The section between Adelaide and Port Adelaide Junction is the oldest railway in Adelaide and the first government-owned railway in the British Empire. It was opened in 1856 and celebrated its 150th birthday in ...
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Outer Harbor Railway Line is a rail route in Adelaide, South Australia, that travels from the Adelaide Railway Station to Outer Harbor. Its route encompasses many suburban railway stations, and shares part of its run with the Grange line.
The section between Adelaide and Port Adelaide Junction is the oldest railway in Adelaide and the first government-owned railway in the British Empire. It was opened in 1856 and celebrated its 150th birthday in 2006.
When delivering the 2008 South Australian State Budget, Treasurer Kevin Foley announced a $83 million dollar plan to electrify the Outer Harbor line as part of the Government's 10 year $2 billion plan to revitalise Adelaide's public transport network.
An additional plan would see the current Outer Harbor line become the centrepiece of Adelaide's new 'rail' system. Along with plans to extend the Glenelg tramline to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and converting the line to standard gauge, the line would then become a hybrid heavy/light...
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