Dry Creek railway station is located on the Gawler line.^[1] Situated in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of Dry Creek, it is 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi) from Adelaide station.

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Dry Creek
Dry Creek station in 2008, before the depot's construction
General information
Location	Railway Terrace, Dry Creek
Coordinates	34°50′06″S 138°35′08″E
Owned by	Department for Infrastructure & Transport
Operated by	Adelaide Metro
Line(s)	Gawler
Distance	10.6 km from Adelaide
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	3
Connections	None
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	16507 (to City) 18542 (to Gawler Central)
Website	Adelaide Metro
History
Opened	1856
Rebuilt	1982
Services
Preceding station Adelaide Metro Following station Kilburn towards Adelaide Gawler line Mawson Lakes towards Gawler Central

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Dry Creek railway station opened in 1856. The station was rebuilt in 1982 and a bogie exchange facility opened when the Adelaide-Crystal Brook line was converted to standard gauge. The exchange closed in October 1996, having been made redundant by the conversion of the Adelaide to Wolseley line to standard gauge.^[2]

To the west of the station lies the Australian Rail Track Corporation standard gauge line to Crystal Brook. Dry Creek is where the Dry Creek to Port Adelaide railway line branches off via a triangle junction, allowing trains from the north and south to head towards the branch line. To the west of the station is a major freight terminal and marshalling yard.

The passenger service of the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line, with stations at Wingfield, North Arm Road, Eastern Parade, Grand Junction Road, and Rosewater, was closed in May 1987. Port Dock closed in September 1981. The former Northfield railway line headed east from Dry Creek to the Cavan, Pooraka, Northfield, and Stockade stations. Stockade was closed in 1961. The rest were closed in May 1987.^[3]

In February 2011, a new Adelaide Metro railcar depot opened to the east of Dry Creek station to replace the facility outside of Adelaide station.^[4] The depot is the major maintenance and re-fuelling facility for the 2000 and 3000 class diesel fleets, with capacity to store 70 railcars with over 11 kilometres of track. The depot has been designed to allow future conversion to support electric rolling stock.^{[dubious – discuss]}

Dry Creek has two side platforms and one island platform, and is serviced by Adelaide Metro Gawler line services. Trains are scheduled every 30 minutes on weekdays, and most of these services terminate at Gawler Central.^[5]