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{{Short description|Railway station in Adelaide, South Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Hove
| style               = Adelaide
| image               = HoveRailwayStationAdelaide.jpg
| caption             = Eastbound view of Platform 2, March 2008
| address             = Addison Road, [[Hove, South Australia|Hove]]
| coordinates         = {{coord|-35.0123|138.5237|format=dms|display=inline, title|region:AU-SA_type:railwaystation}}
| owned               = [[Department for Infrastructure & Transport]]
| operator            = [[Adelaide Metro]]
| line                = [[Seaford railway line|Seaford]]
| distance            = 14.6&nbsp;km from [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide]]
| platforms           = 2
| tracks              = 2
| structure           = Ground
| parking             = Yes
| bicycle             = Yes
| accessible =
| bus_routes          = 262 & 265 to [[Adelaide city centre|City]] & [[Westfield Marion]]
| code                =
| zone                =
| website             =
| opened              = 1914
| closed              =
| rebuilt             =
| services            = {{Adjacent stations
|system=Adelaide
|line1=Seaford|left1=Warradale|right1=Brighton}}
}}
'''Hove railway station''' is located on the [[Seaford railway line|Seaford line]].<ref>[https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/var/metro/storage/original/application/85a61478521f6729a670aaeb5a7624d6.pdf Seaford & Tonsley timetable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123142101/http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/var/metro/storage/original/application/85a61478521f6729a670aaeb5a7624d6.pdf |date=23 January 2015 }} Adelaide Metro 20 July 2014</ref> Situated in the south-western [[Adelaide]] suburb of [[Hove, South Australia|Hove]], it is 14.6 kilometres from [[Adelaide railway station|Adelaide station]].
== History ==
Hove was opened on 12 January 1914, and originally as North Brighton Station.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brighton Railway|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57176025|accessdate=1 June 2015|agency=The Register|date=9 January 1914}}</ref> In April 1914, not long after opening, the station was renamed Middle Brighton Station.<ref>{{cite news|title=Middle Brighton|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125053970|accessdate=1 June 2015|agency=Daily Herald|date=22 April 1914}}</ref>  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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Electric Light at Middle Brighton|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105473082|accessdate=1 June 2015|agency=Daily Herald|date=2 December 1914}}</ref> A ticket office was added to the platform in mid-1915.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brighton Improvements|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59606173|accessdate=1 June 2015|agency=The Register|date=29 May 1915}}</ref> In 1920, the Railways Commissioner suggested the station should be renamed to Tingara Station, however the Brighton Council preferred Hove.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brighton: Monday January 19|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65023316|accessdate=1 June 2015|agency=The Register|date=29 January 1920}}</ref>  The station was officially renamed Hove in June 1920.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brighton: Monday, June 21|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62713640|accessdate=1 June 2015|agency=The Register|date=25 June 1920}}</ref>
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.{{cn|date=July 2023}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/06/17/notorious-level-crossings-targeted-in-state-budget/ |title="Notorious" level crossings targeted in State Budget |date=17 June 2019 |access-date=22 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222112158/https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/06/17/notorious-level-crossings-targeted-in-state-budget/ |archive-date=22 December 2020}}</ref> Design options were released in January 2021,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://railexpress.com.au/design-options-released-for-hove-level-crossing-removal-project/ |title=Design options released for Hove Level Crossing Removal Project |date=28 January 2021 |access-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622082346/https://railexpress.com.au/design-options-released-for-hove-level-crossing-removal-project/ |archive-date=22 June 2021}}</ref> however the project was later cancelled in June 2021 with the 2021/2022 state budget citing cost overruns and local opposition to the project.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/plan-for-450m-hove-level-crossing-scrapped-in-state-budget/news-story/4e46efea08e3a5e6302674d7f9088061 |title=Plan for $450m Hove level crossing scrapped in State Budget |date=22 June 2021 |access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indaily.com.au/news/2021/06/22/lucky-last-lucass-low-key-swansong-sells-hope-not-the-farm/ |title='Lucky last': Lucas's low-key swansong sells hope – not the farm |date=22 June 2021 |access-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622082544/https://indaily.com.au/news/2021/06/22/lucky-last-lucass-low-key-swansong-sells-hope-not-the-farm/ |archive-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>
== Services by platform ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Platform
!Destination/s
|-
| style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide|Seaford}}" |<span style="color:white;">1</span>
|Seaford
|-
| style="background:#{{rcr|Adelaide|Seaford}}" |<span style="color:white;">2</span>
|Adelaide
|}
==References==
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==External links==
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{{Adelaide Metro railway stations|Seaford=y|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Adelaide]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1914]]