Kingsgrove railway station

Kingsgrove
Kingsgrove
	Airport & East Hills Line
Station code	KGV
Suburb	Kingsgrove
Street(s)	Kingsgrove Avenue
Distance from Central Station	12.62 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops; Suburban Limited Stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	4
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

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Kingsgrove is a railway station on the East Hills railway line of the CityRail network in Sydney. It serves the suburb of Kingsgrove. Kingsgrove has a single island platform which serves the inner 'local' pair of tracks, the 'main' (express) tracks pass on either side. Kingsgrove retains its original 1930s brick platform building but has had additional platform canopies and entrance built in the intervening years. This station has Easy Access for wheelchairs. A lift provides access from the western side of Kingsgrove Road to the platform below.

[edit] History

Kingsgrove railway station opened in 1931, and was the original terminus of the double track electrified section from Tempe. Until 1939, passengers transferred at Kinsgrove to a rail motor or steam service to continue their journey towards East Hills.^[1] The line was duplicated beyond Kingsgrove in 1948. In 2000, the line was quadruplicated from Wolli Creek Junction to the west of Kingsgrove station as part of the Airport Line project. A turnback was provided at Kingsgrove in association with this project, and it is used in regular timetabled service occasionally. In early 2007, indicator boards on the concourse and platforms were replaced by computer monitors, providing details of train services and arrival times.

By 2010 it is anticipated that four tracks will be extended from Kingsgrove to Revesby as part of the Clearways Project.^[2]

[edit] Accident

On 6 October 2000 an eight car Tangara train derailed at low speed near Kingsgrove station causing the rear three carriages to topple onto its side. The cause was a track twist as a result of very high temperatures.^[3] Ten people were hospitalised.^[4]

[edit] Platforms and services

From opening until 1987, Kingsgrove was essentially served by all stations trains with occasional peak hours limited stop services. Following the opening of the East Hills- Glenfield extension in 1987, Kingsgrove was served by both all-stations local services and was a stopping point for limited stop services to Campbelltown and Macarthur. Frequency is approximately six trains per hour on weekday daytimes- four local and four limited stop services, with reduced frequencies on nights and weekends.

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

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Airport & East Hills Line	All stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle via Airport or Sydenham
	Airport & East Hills Line	All stations and limited stops services to Revesby, Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur via East Hills

[edit] Transport links

Sydney Buses runs four routes via Kingsgrove station:

Route 490 Hurstville to Drummoyne via Kingsgrove, Campsie, Burwood
Route 492 Rockdale to Drummoyne via Kingsgrove, Campsie, Burwood
Route 493 Rockdale to Roselands via Bexley North, Kingsgrove, Beverly Hills
Route 495 Bexley North to Kingsgrove

[edit] Gallery

Platform 1
Platform 2
Main entrance
Exterior of main entrance
Main entrance stairs
Main entrance seen from opposite side
View towards the east
Eastern stairs entrance
Eastern access
Platform 2 seen from nearby bridge
Ticket window and old manual indicator boards
Platform sign
Down end of platforms. Area can be seen on platform 2 where the curve was adjusted to make platform straight.