Mile End railway station, Adelaide

Mile End railway station is located on the Belair and Seaford/Tonsley lines, in Park 24 of the Adelaide Park Lands adjacent to the inner western Adelaide suburb of Mile End. It is located 2 km from the Adelaide station.

History
The station opened in 1898, and was formerly known as Mile End Passenger station.

In late 2016, the station was ranked as the worst station in the western suburbs based on 5 criteria. The reasons cited were: "No toilets or other amenities on platform, or nearby. The shelter on platform four is particularly unworthy of its name." The station now mainly services the Belair line trains from the two western platforms and Seaford and Tonsley from the East Platforms. Before 2014, when the Goodwood underpass was constructed the station serviced the Belair line trains from the East and Seaford (then Noarlunga) and Tonsley from the West. This was changed because the Goodwood underpass was constructed allowing Interstate trains to Melbourne and Belair line trains to pass over the Seaford and Tonsley line freely without disturbance from Seaford and Tonsley Passenger trains.

Controversy
Mile End station has received much criticism throughout the past few years for several reasons. The station is only accessible by one underpass and pedestrian crossing which is very old and narrow. The platforms themselves are narrow, too short and feature old waiting shelters which are in bad need of replacement. The station's level crossing is long and narrow and crosses over 3 interstate lines before reaching the platforms in which passengers have to wait several minutes for trains to pass. The station also does not feature any on station passenger information other than timetables or any toilets nearby. Three platforms can fit 5 car trains which are not enough to fit a coupled A-City 4000 class train set which run on special event days. The other platform is shortened for Belair line trains which run in 2 car sets.