Kilburn railway station is located on the Gawler line.

[1] The station is situated in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of Kilburn, it is 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) from Adelaide station.

The station opened in 1915, as "Chicago", to serve the previously existing Adelaide suburb of the same name.

To the west of the station lies the Australian Rail Track Corporation standard gauge line to Crystal Brook.

Trains are scheduled every 30 minutes, and on weekdays most services terminate at Gawler Central only.