Dry Creek–Port Adelaide railway line

The Dry Creek–Port Adelaide railway line is an eight-kilometre east–west freight railway line running through Adelaide's north-western suburbs. The line is managed by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and is an important link between Port Adelaide, Pelican Point and the main interstate rail routes which link Adelaide with Melbourne, Perth, Darwin and Sydney. Prior to 1988, a limited local passenger service operated, stopping at five intermediate stations along the line. Since May 1988, the line has been freight-only.

Dry Creek–Port Adelaide railway line
Crossing on the Dry Creek Railway Line, Port Adelaide, South Australia, c. 1905
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleAdelaide, South Australia
Termini
  • Dry Creek
  • Port Dock originally, now Pelican Point
Service
Typefreight only since 1988
History
Opened1 February 1868 (1868-02-01)
Converted to dual gauge1982
Passenger service endedMay 1988
Extended across Port RiverAugust 2008
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Old gauge5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge, later dual gauge
Route map
 
Viterra Grain Terminal
Flinders Ports Adelaide Container Terminal
 Mackenzie Intermodal Terminal
Pelican Point loop
Outer Harbor line to Outer Harbor
Penrice Soda Products
Mobil
Birkenhead Loop
closed 2008
Ethelton
Port River (Mary MacKillop Bridge)
 Port Adelaide
 Port Dock
under re-construction
 Western Mining
 Viterra Grain Silos
Flinders Ports Berth
 Kerry Logistics Container Terminal
Outer Harbor line to Adelaide
 Rosewater
 Grand Junction Road
to Port Dock via Gillman Yard
 Gillman Yard
closed 1990s
Rosewater Loop
closed 2008
Eastern Parade
Finsbury line to Woodville
Gillman Junction
 North Arm Road
 Wingfield
 Bishop loop
 BlueScope
Port Augusta line
Dry Creek
Gawler line
broad gauge
standard gauge
dual gauge
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