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North Adelaide railway station is a railway station on the Gawler Railway Line which is located on War Memorial Drive in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of North Adelaide . It is located 2.5km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station . SERVICES In 2006, only a limited number of trains stop at this station between 6:00 and 9:45 am and 1:30 and 7:00pm weekdays only (plus one train to Adelaide near 11pm). Special event trains for the annual Skyshow fireworks event use this station as a terminus. In 1969, all trains except express trains stopped here every day. BUILDINGS The station opened in 1857 with station building (waiting room, ladies waiting room and ticket office) and attached four room residence and garden. There is also an outbuilding to the north. In 1878 the windows, doors and west facing verandah over the platform were altered. The building is the third oldest surviving railway station in South Australia and distinct from the earlier 1856 Bowden and Alberton stations, having an attached residence. The buildings are classed as historic and listed on the Register of the National Estate . The station is no longer staffed. In recent times the station building was used for housing a community group, Bicycle SA (1996-circa 2004). The building is owned and managed by the City Of Adelaide . The structure on the down platform (Gawler bound) was burnt down and replaced by the present shelter. There were sidings and a wood yard selling firewood west of this platform where the standard gauge line to Darwin now runs. In 1880 a signal box was erected south of the station building at the end of the platform. This has since been demolished. ADJACENT STATIONS SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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