Pedestrian killed by train while trying to cross tracks at suburban Adelaide station

A woman has been hit and killed by a train at Alberton, in Adelaide’s north-west.

Emergency services were called to the Alberton railway station on the Outer Harbor line just before midday. 

SA Police said the woman was walking across the tracks at the pedestrian crossing when she was hit by a train stopping at the station. 

The 62-year-old woman from Pennington died at the scene. 

Train services were delayed in both directions for several hours but have since resumed normal operation. 

The incident occurred only a short time before Superintendent Bob Gray launched SA Police’s latest initiative for transport safety.

South Australia will tomorrow be participating in a 24-hour national day of action targeting distraction on the roads.

SA Police said that, of the so-called “fatal five”, distraction was the most prevalent factor in road deaths and serious injuries in the past five years.

More than half the 251 road deaths from 2017 to 2021 involved distraction, police said.

While Superintendent Gray was not aware of the details of the Alberton incident, he urged people to remain alert not only on roads, but near railway lines.

“People are vulnerable, pedestrians are a vulnerable group,” he said.

“If you are walking near a train track, you’ve got to be aware of your circumstances and your surroundings and make sure that you behave appropriately.”