Mitcham railway station, Adelaide facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mitcham
Location	5A Grange Road Lower Mitcham SA 5062
Coordinates	34°58′38″S 138°36′31″E / 34.9773°S 138.6086°E / -34.9773; 138.6086
Owned by	DPTI
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Belair Line
Distance	8.5 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2 Side
Tracks	3
Bus routes	195, 195F, 196, 196F, 300, 300G, 300H, 300J, 954, 967, 892
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1883
Services
Preceding station   Adelaide Metro   Following station Unley Park toward Adelaide Belair line Torrens Park toward Belair

Mitcham railway station is located on the Belair line in Adelaide. 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 Adelaide to Aldgate 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 was the junction for lines to Clapham and Sleeps Hill. It and Blackwood are the only stations between Goodwood and Belair to have more than one platform in use to allow services to pass.

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 standard gauge.

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

In 2019, portions of an upcoming film called Escape from Pretoria was shot at the station and Nellie's Garden. During this time, trains did not stop at Mitcham.

Services by platform

Bus transfers