Gerringong railway station
Gerringong
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| South Coast Line | |
| Station code | GOG |
| Town | Gerringong |
| Street(s) | Grey Street |
| Distance from Central Station | 128.56 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | 18 m |
| Types of stopping trains | Intercity |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Platform arrangement | 1 Side |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | No |
| Transfers available | None |
Disabled access  |
Yes (Assisted) |
| Station facilities | Link |
Gerringong Railway Station is a side platformed regional railway station in the town of Gerringong, which is located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Managed by Railcorp and run by its subsidiary CityRail, the station is located on the intercity South Coast Line.[1] The station is located on Grey Street on the edge of Gerringong village next to the Princes Highway and the southern exit road from the town.
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[edit] Platforms and services
| Platform | Line | Stopping Pattern | Notes |
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South Coast Line | Intercity services to Kiama and Bomaderry. | Connecting Services at Kiama for Sydney Terminal. |
Gerringong Railway Station is accessed from Belinda Street as Grey Street is an unmade road and fenced off to railway access.
[edit] Accessibility
Gerringong station has a side platform with near street level access. It therefore has close to Easy Access for wheelchairs.
[edit] Shunting
Gerringong used to have a siding for the Dairy Company, which consisted of a single lead trailing to Sydney bound trains.
This meant that it was easy to shunt to pick up loaded wagons bound for Sydney, but not easy to leave empty wagons from Sydney.
A special method was therefore used to shunt the siding in the Nowra bound direction. The train would stop before the turnout to the siding and both ends of the milk wagon(s) were uncoupled. The train would rush forward, giving the milk wagons a momentary tug, and as soon as the front part of the train had cleared the turnout, the turnout would be changed into the siding and the milk wagons would coast into the siding where the guard would apply the brakes at the appropriate time. The locomotive would then reverse to pick up the remainder of the train[2].
[edit] Image gallery
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Historic photo of station, unknown date
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Entrance
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Looking north on the single platform
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Looking south on the single platform
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Station building looking north
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Station building looking north
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Station building exterior
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Location of junction looking towards Sydney
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Exit
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South end
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Station signs
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Bus stop at road leading to station
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Dairy siding
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End of the dairy siding
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Path leading up to station next to dairy siding
[edit] References
- ^ Rail Corporation New South Wales, "CityRail: Network Maps: Downloadable Network Map" (PDF). Accessed 26 June 2007.
- ^ Milk, Gerringong and Shunting Facing Turnouts Parker, Bruce Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, October, 1996 pp291-294
[edit] Neighbouring stations
| Preceding station | CityRail | Following station | ||
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towards Bomaderry (Nowra)
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South Coast Line |
towards Central
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Coordinates: 34°44′40″S 150°49′01″E / 34.744582°S 150.817036°E
