Caringbah railway station

Caringbah
Caringbah
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Station code	CIH
Suburb	Caringbah
Street(s)	The Kingsway
Distance from Central Station	31.51 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

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Caringbah is a CityRail railway station, located on the Cronulla branch of Sydney's Illawara line. Located in the Sydney suburb of Caringbah it serves a residential and commercial area.

Caringbah can be accessed from The Kingsway, one of the suburb's main roads. The train line runs underneath the road. It is located in the main part of Caringbah's commercial district, and is a twenty minute walk from the suburb's light industrial area. This station is also heavily used by local schools. e.g. Caringbah High School.

[edit] Platforms and services

The station is served by four trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	all stations and limited stops services to Hurstville, Central and Bondi Junction via Central
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	all stations services to Cronulla

[edit] Access

The platform does not have Easy Access for wheelchairs, but does have lift access.

[edit] Parking

It is one of the few stations in the Sutherland Shire without an official CityRail carpark. However there is a large amount of all-day parking along the rail line for quite a distance, only a short walk away.

[edit] Transport links

Sydney Buses:

474 - Operates school days only
- AM - to Miranda from Ramsgate via Taren Point
- PM - to Miranda via Taren Point
478 - to Miranda from Rockdale via Brighton-Le-Sands and Taren Point (One morning service operates via Caringbah station, all other 478 services continue directly to Miranda)