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Hove
Eastbound view of Platform 2, March 2008
General information
Location	Addison Road, Hove
Coordinates	35°00′44″S 138°31′25″E / 35.0123°S 138.5237°E / -35.0123; 138.5237
Owned by	Department for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Seaford
Distance	14.6 km from Adelaide
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Bus routes	262 & 265 to City & Westfield Marion
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
History
Opened	1914
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station Warradaletowards Adelaide Seaford line Brightontowards Seaford

Hove railway station is located on the Seaford line. Situated in the south-western Adelaide suburb of Hove, it is 14.6 kilometres from Adelaide station.

History

Hove was opened on 12 January 1914, and originally as North Brighton Station. In April 1914, not long after opening, the station was renamed Middle Brighton Station. Later in 1914, an electric light was installed to replace the previous oil lamp. As it was an unmanned station at the time, the light was switched on by a guard on the passing train at sundown, and off by the guard on the last train for the night. A ticket office was added to the platform in mid-1915. In 1920, the Railways Commissioner suggested the station should be renamed to Tingara Station, however the Brighton Council preferred Hove. The station was officially renamed Hove in June 1920.

Until the 1990s, Hove station had a ticket office, toilets and an underground pedestrian tunnel, but heavy graffiti and vandalism led to these facilities being closed and demolished. Like many stations on the Adelaide Metro network, the tunnel was replaced with a level pedestrian crossing.

Funding for a grade separation of Brighton Road and the Seaford line was announced in the 2019/2020 state budget, with a combined commitment of $171 million in funding from the Federal and State governments. Design options were released in January 2021, however the project was later cancelled in June 2021 with the 2021/2022 state budget citing cost overruns and local opposition to the project.

Services by platform

References

1. Seaford & Tonsley timetable Archived 23 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Adelaide Metro 20 July 2014
2. "Brighton Railway". The Register. 9 January 1914. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
3. "Middle Brighton". Daily Herald. 22 April 1914. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
4. "Electric Light at Middle Brighton". Daily Herald. 2 December 1914. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
5. "Brighton Improvements". The Register. 29 May 1915. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
6. "Brighton: Monday January 19". The Register. 29 January 1920. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
7. "Brighton: Monday, June 21". The Register. 25 June 1920. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
8. ""Notorious" level crossings targeted in State Budget". 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
9. "Design options released for Hove Level Crossing Removal Project". 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
10. "Plan for $450m Hove level crossing scrapped in State Budget". 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
11. "'Lucky last': Lucas's low-key swansong sells hope – not the farm". 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

External links

Media related to Hove railway station, Adelaide at Wikimedia Commons

• Railway stations in Adelaide
• Railway stations in Australia opened in 1914