Thanks to the small size of Adelaide's network, it's quite possible to explore every line, even branch lines, in a day. The following sample timetables were constructed with the goal of a city start after 9am, preferably 9:30, and 1 hour for lunch. As Tonsley is mostly an hourly service it dictates some times, also changing beteen branch lines seems to be easiest in an anti-clockwise manner, hence southern and western lines are grouped. A fair bit of the timetables can be shifted forward or backward by an hour, however before 9am and after 3pm times tend to change, and some trains service fewer stops.
I have no guarantees about lunch locations, some are just guesses.
Station | Shops | Other interests |
Belair | No idea | National park, historic station |
Gawler Central | Main st | Gawler: historic station |
Sailsbury | John St | Lots of shops, bus interchange |
Outer Harbour | No idea! | Passenger terminal (ships) |
Pt Adelaide | Nearby | Lots of meuseums, sometimes markets |
Grange | Deli's and servos | Beach within walking distance |
Noarlunga | No idea! | No idea! |
There are basically six options, as there are three main line groups (3 factorial = 6). The line groups are:
Giving the options:
Arrive |
Depart |
Dwell |
|
Adelaide |
|
10:00 AM |
|
Belair |
10:33 AM |
10:41 AM |
0:08 |
Goodwood |
11:07 AM |
11:09 AM |
0:02 |
Tonsley |
11:23 AM |
11:28 AM |
0:05 |
Woodlands Pk |
11:35 AM |
11:54 AM |
0:19 |
or Goodwood |
11:43 AM |
11:48 AM |
0:05 |
Brighton |
12:08 PM |
12:16 PM |
0:08 |
Noarlunga |
12:36 PM |
12:43 PM |
0:07 |
Lunch |
12:36 PM |
1:13 PM |
0:37 |
Adelaide |
1:52 PM |
2:00 PM |
0:08 |
Grange |
2:23 PM |
2:35 PM |
0:12 |
Woodville |
2:44 PM |
2:45 PM |
0:01 |
Outer Harbour |
3:11 PM |
3:17 PM |
0:06 |
Adelaide |
3:52 PM |
4:03 PM |
0:11 |
Adl - direct |
3:52 AM |
4:19 AM |
0:27 |
Dry Creek |
4:32 AM |
4:38 AM |
0:06 |
Gawler Central |
5:09 AM |
5:15 AM |
0:06 |
Adelaide |
6:14 AM |
|
|
Arrive |
Depart |
Dwell |
|
Adelaide |
|
10:00 AM |
|
Belair |
10:33 AM |
10:41 AM |
0:08 |
Goodwood |
11:07 AM |
11:09 AM |
0:02 |
Tonsley |
11:23 AM |
11:28 AM |
0:05 |
Woodlands Pk |
11:35 AM |
11:54 AM |
0:19 |
or Goodwood |
11:43 AM |
11:48 AM |
0:05 |
Brighton |
12:08 PM |
12:16 PM |
0:08 |
Noarlunga |
12:36 PM |
12:43 PM |
0:07 |
Lunch |
12:36 PM |
1:43 PM |
1:07 |
Adelaide |
2:22 PM |
2:27 PM |
0:05 |
Gawler |
3:21 PM |
3:26 PM |
0:05 |
Adelaide |
4:22 AM |
4:30 AM |
0:08 |
Grange |
4:52 PM |
4:56 PM |
0:04 |
Woodville |
5:05 PM |
5:15 PM |
0:10 |
Glanville |
5:26 PM |
5:29 PM |
0:03 |
Outer Harbour |
5:54 PM |
6:10 PM |
0:16 |
Adelaide |
6:45 AM |
|
|
Arrive |
Depart |
Dwell |
|
Adelaide |
|
9:57 AM |
|
Gawler |
10:51 AM |
10:57 AM |
0:06 |
Adelaide |
11:51 AM |
12:00 AM |
12:09 |
Belair |
12:33 PM |
1:41 PM |
1:08 |
Lunch |
12:33 PM |
1:41 PM |
1:08 |
Goodwood |
2:07 PM |
2:09 PM |
0:02 |
Tonsley |
2:23 PM |
2:28 PM |
0:05 |
Woodlands Pk |
2:35 PM |
2:54 PM |
0:19 |
or Goodwood |
2:43 PM |
2:48 PM |
0:05 |
Brighton |
3:08 PM |
3:16 PM |
0:08 |
Noarlunga |
3:36 PM |
3:43 PM |
0:07 |
Adelaide |
4:22 PM |
4:30 PM |
0:08 |
Grange |
4:52 PM |
4:56 PM |
0:04 |
Woodville |
5:05 PM |
5:15 PM |
0:10 |
Glanville |
5:26 PM |
5:29 PM |
0:03 |
Outer Harbour |
5:44 PM |
5:49 PM |
0:05 |
Adelaide |
6:24 PM |
|
|
Arrive |
Depart |
Dwell |
|
Adelaide |
|
9:27 AM |
|
Gawler |
10:21 AM |
10:27 AM |
0:06 |
Adelaide |
11:22 AM |
11:30 AM |
0:08 |
Grange |
11:53 AM |
12:05 PM |
0:12 |
Woodville |
12:14 PM |
12:15 PM |
0:01 |
Pt Adelaide (L) |
12:22 PM |
1:22 PM |
1:00 |
Outer Harbour |
1:41 PM |
1:45 PM |
0:04 |
Adelaide |
2:20 PM |
2:29 PM |
0:09 |
Belair |
3:02 PM |
3:09 PM |
0:07 |
Goodwood |
3:37 PM |
3:53 PM |
0:16 |
Tonsley |
4:07 PM |
4:16 PM |
0:09 |
Woodlands Pk |
4:23 PM |
4:40 PM |
0:17 |
or Goodwood |
4:31 PM |
4:33 PM |
0:02 |
Brighton |
4:51 PM |
4:56 PM |
0:05 |
Noarlunga |
5:18 PM |
5:22 PM |
0:04 |
Adelaide |
6:09 PM |
|
|
Arrive |
Depart |
Dwell |
|
Adelaide |
|
9:30 AM |
|
Grange |
9:53 AM |
10:05 AM |
0:12 |
Woodville |
10:14 AM |
10:15 AM |
0:01 |
Outer Harbour |
10:41 AM |
10:45 AM |
0:04 |
Adelaide |
11:20 AM |
11:27 AM |
0:07 |
Gawler (L) |
12:21 PM |
1:27 PM |
1:06 |
Adelaide |
2:22 PM |
2:29 PM |
0:07 |
Belair |
3:02 PM |
3:09 PM |
0:07 |
Goodwood |
3:37 PM |
3:53 PM |
0:16 |
Tonsley |
4:07 PM |
4:16 PM |
0:09 |
Woodlands Pk |
4:23 PM |
4:40 PM |
0:17 |
or Goodwood |
4:31 PM |
4:33 PM |
0:02 |
Brighton |
4:51 PM |
4:56 PM |
0:05 |
Noarlunga |
5:18 PM |
5:22 PM |
0:04 |
Adelaide |
6:09 PM |
|
|
Arrive |
Depart |
Dwell |
|
Adelaide |
|
10:00 AM |
|
Grange |
10:23 AM |
10:35 AM |
0:12 |
Woodville |
10:44 AM |
10:45 AM |
0:01 |
Outer Harbour |
11:11 AM |
11:15 AM |
0:04 |
Adelaide |
11:50 AM |
12:00 PM |
0:10 |
Belair (L) |
12:33 PM |
1:41 PM |
1:08 |
Goodwood |
2:07 PM |
2:09 PM |
0:02 |
Tonsley |
2:23 PM |
2:28 PM |
0:05 |
Woodlands Pk |
2:35 PM |
2:54 PM |
0:19 |
or Goodwood |
2:43 PM |
2:48 PM |
0:05 |
Brighton |
3:08 PM |
3:16 PM |
0:08 |
Noarlunga |
3:36 PM |
3:43 PM |
0:07 |
Adelaide |
4:22 PM |
4:46 PM |
0:24 |
Gawler |
5:35 PM |
5:57 PM |
0:22 |
Adelaide |
6:55 PM |
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