The Grange railway company, with its rolling stock of two locomotives and four carriages, was not a financial success and was forced to operate on a shoestring budget right from the start.

In spite of low passenger numbers, the service continued operation until 1 February 1980, after which the station was closed and the rail corridor repurposed as the eastern end of West Lakes Boulevard.

[1][page needed] The Grange line also serviced the former Cheltenham Racecourse station for Saturday horse racing events up until the 1960s.

The South Australian Government previously considered electrifying the Outer Harbor line or converting it to light rail.

A 2016 report into potential light rail projects in Adelaide considered four options for the future of the Grange line.

[2] These proposals were abandoned following the 2018 state election, the incoming Marshall Government announcing that they would instead develop the network within the city centre only.

[11] When Royal Adelaide Golf Club hosted the South Australian Open services were temporarily cut back to Seaton Park for approximately two weeks.