Heathcote railway station
Heathcote | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Southbound view of the station platforms from the footbridge, November 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Princes Highway, Heathcote Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 193 metres (633 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Illawarra | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 33.15 kilometres (20.60 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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| Station code | HTC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 9 March 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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Heathcote railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Heathcote. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and limited NSW TrainLink South Coast Line services. Station facilities include public toilets and a car park.
History
[edit]Heathcote station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus station when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall.[3] Upgrades to the station, including a new footbridge with lifts, were completed in January 2017.[4] The contract for these upgrades was awarded in July 2015.[5]
Platforms and services
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | [6] | |
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| services to Bondi Junction | limited weekday morning services[7] | ||
| 2 | services to Waterfall & Helensburgh | [6] | |
| services to Kiama 1 weekday morning service to Port Kembla | limited weekday morning services[7] |
Transport links
[edit]U-Go Mobility operates two bus routes via Heathcote station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 991: Heathcote to Sutherland station[8]
- 996: Engadine to Heathcote East[9]
References
[edit]- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Heathcote Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Heathcote Station Upgrade Transport for NSW
- ^ Contract awarded for Heathcote Station upgrade Archived 20 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 16 July 2015
- ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
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Media related to Heathcote railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Heathcote station details Transport for New South Wales
