{{Short description|Railway station in Adelaide, South Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox station | name = Mawson Interchange | style = Adelaide | type = Railway station and bus interchange | image = Mawson lakes railway station.jpg | caption = North-east bound view from Platform 2, <br/>December 2021 | address = Mawson Connector, Mawson Lakes | coordinates = {{coord|34|48|13|S|138|36|45|E|type:railwaystation_region:AU-SA|display=inline, title}} | owned = Department for Infrastructure & Transport | operator = Adelaide Metro | line = {{Rail color box|system=Adelaide|line=Gawler|inline=croute|type=|note=}} | distance = 14.3 km from Adelaide | platforms = 2 | tracks = | connections = {{ric|Adelaide|Bus}} Bus | structure = Ground, 2 side platforms | parking = Yes | code = 17533 (to City) <br> 18543 (to Gawler Central) | zone = | website = {{URL|adelaidemetro.com.au/GAWC|Adelaide Metro}} | opened = 26 February 2006 | closed = | rebuilt = | services = {{Adjacent stations |system=Adelaide |line1=Gawler Central|left1=Dry Creek|right1=Greenfields |line2=Gawler Central|left2=Adelaide|right2=Salisbury|note-mid2=Super Express}}}}
'''Mawson Interchange''' is a railway station and bus interchange in the Adelaide suburb of Mawson Lakes. It is located on the Gawler line, {{convert|14.3|km}} north of Adelaide station.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=6 November 2022 |title=Gawler Central Timetable |url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/1050620/GAW_tt-train-gawler_20221106.pdf |url-status=dead |website=Adelaide Metro |access-date=9 July 2023 |archive-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704124634/https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/1050620/GAW_tt-train-gawler_20221106.pdf }}</ref> To the west of the station lies the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line. The northern ends of the platforms are under the Elder Smith Road bridge with lifts and stairs from the footpath down to the platforms.
== History == thumb|244x244px|The Elder Smith Road overpass over Mawson Interchange. Mawson Interchange was constructed as part of the Mawson Connector project, which saw the construction of a new dual carriageway, now Elder Smith Road, through Mawson Lakes, and over the Gawler rail line.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=13 March 2005 |title=Mawson Lakes $33m hub for area's transport |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/872662450 |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=The Sunday Mail |id={{ProQuest|872662450}} |language=en}}</ref> The $33 million Mawson Interchange project was officially opened in March 2006, complete with approximately 100 carparks, a large bus interchange and a pedestrian overpass connected to the Elder Smith Road bridge.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190309081053/http://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/completed_projects/mawson_connect Mawson Interchange] Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure</ref> At the time, Mawson Interchange was the first new public transport interchange to be built in Adelaide in more than 15 years.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, there were several calls for a multi-level carpark to be constructed on the site of the existing carpark, due to increasing passenger numbers, however, this never eventuated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rohweder |first=Sarah |date=29 March 2017 |title=Salisbury Councillor calls for new carpark at Mawson Lakes Interchange |work=Adelaide Advertiser |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/salisbury-councillor-calls-for-new-carpark-at-mawson-lakes-interchange/news-story/c539657fea106516d2e18466f500ae77 |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
== Platforms and Services == Mawson Interchange has two side platforms and is serviced by Adelaide Metro Gawler line services. It is a designated high-frequency station, with trains scheduled every 15 minutes on weekdays, between 7:30am and 6:30pm.<ref name=":1" /> Access to platform one for Gawler-bound services is via a pedestrian overpass on the Elder Smith Road bridge. {| class="wikitable" !Platform !Destination |- | style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide|Gawler}}" |<span style="color:white;">1</span> | Gawler and Gawler Central |- | style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide|Gawler}}" |<span style="color:white;">2</span> | Adelaide |}
==Transport links== In addition to the train, Adelaide Metro operates several bus routes via Mawson Interchange:
{{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Header |stopname=Mawson Interchange (Zone A)}} {{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Body |busnumber=501 |colour=#FF9E1B |textcolour=#000 |details=to City via the O-Bahn<ref>[https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/501 Route 501] Adelaide Metro</ref>}} {{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Body |busnumber=566 |colour=#5F259F |textcolour=#ffffff |details=to Golden Grove Interchange<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metro |first=Adelaide |date=2021-03-16 |title=566 |url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/566 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Adelaide Metro |language=en}}</ref>}} |}
{{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Header |stopname=Mawson Interchange (Zone B)}} {{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Body |busnumber=224 |colour=#5F259F |textcolour=#ffffff |details=Elizabeth Interchange to City<ref>[https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/224 Route 224] Adelaide Metro</ref>}} {{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Body |busnumber=225 |colour=#5F259F |textcolour=#ffffff |details=Salisbury Interchange to Gepps Cross<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metro |first=Adelaide |date=2021-03-16 |title=225 |url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/225 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=Adelaide Metro |language=en}}</ref>}} |}
{{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Header |stopname=Mawson Interchange (Zone C)}} {{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Body |busnumber=411 |colour=#5F259F |textcolour=#ffffff |details=to Ann Street, Salisbury<ref>[https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/411 Route 411] Adelaide Metro</ref>}} {{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Body |busnumber=411B |colour=#5F259F |textcolour=#ffffff |details=to Salisbury Interchange<ref>[https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/411b Route 411B] Adelaide Metro</ref>}} {{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Body |busnumber=411U |colour=#5F259F |textcolour=#ffffff |details=to UniSA Mawson Lakes Campus<ref>[https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/411u Route 411U] Adelaide Metro</ref>}} |}
{{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Header |stopname=Mawson Interchange (Zone C)}} {{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Body |busnumber=222 |colour=#5F259F |textcolour=#ffffff |details=to City}} {{AdelaideMetroBusTable/Body |busnumber=565 |colour=#5F259F |textcolour=#fff |details=to Ingle Farm<ref>[https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/224 Route 565] Adelaide Metro</ref>}} |}
==In popular culture== Mawson Interchange was featured in the 2022 A24 horror film, ''Talk to Me''.<ref>Philippou, Danny., & Philippou, Michael. (2022, October 30). ''Talk to Me''. A24.</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{commons category-inline |Mawson Interchange}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132704/http://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/completed_projects/mawson_connector/image_gallery Construction gallery] Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure
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