Pinera railway station

Pinera
North-east bound view of the station platform, viewed from Main Road overpass, December 2007
General information
Location	Main Road, Belair
Owned by	Department for Infrastructure and Transport
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Belair
Distance	20.2 km from Adelaide
Platforms	1
Bus routes	196, 196F, 673, 893, 952, 954
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	16557 (to City) 18571 (to Belair)
Website	Adelaide Metro
History
Opened	1920s
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station Glenalta towards Adelaide Belair line Belair Terminus

Pinera railway station is located on the Belair line in the Adelaide southern foothills suburb of Belair, 20.2 kilometres from Adelaide station.^[1]

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Pinera was opened in the 1920s as Overway Bridge. The name was derived from the bridge that carries Main Road over a cutting immediately west of the station. The cutting came about when the former No. 5 Tunnel was opened as a result of the duplication of the line between Eden Hills and Belair during the 1920s. The station was renamed Pinera at some point before 1947.^[2]

On 31 January 1928, six rail workers were killed and three seriously injured when the No. 5 Tunnel (Former Pinera Tunnel) they were demolishing immediately west of the station, collapsed after heavy rain. ^[3]

In 1995, the inbound line was converted to standard gauge as part of the One Nation Adelaide-Melbourne line gauge conversion project.

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