Mortdale railway station

Mortdale
Mortdale
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Station code	MDE
Suburb	Mortdale
Street(s)	Morts Road; Pitt Street
Distance from Central Station	17.06 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops; Suburban limited 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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Mortdale railway station is located on the CityRail Illawarra line in the southern Sydney suburb of Mortdale. It serves a primarily residential area and nearby commercial and light industrial area. The station opened in 1897 and moved to its present location in 1922. ^[1] It consists of an island platform with entry via an overpass at the southern end. Two sets of points at the northern end of the station allow trains to terminate on either platform and to access the Mortdale maintenance depot at the southern end of the station. The tracks through Mortdale are signalled for bi-directional operation but this is only used in emergency settings.

[edit] Platforms and services

The station is served by six to eight 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 and limited stops services to Sutherland, Cronulla and Waterfall; terminating services proceeding to Mortdale depot

[edit] Accessibility

The station was refurbished in 2007 to provide Easy Access for wheelchairs with lifts to connect the platform with the overbridge and adjacent streets.

[edit] Transport links

Punchbowl Bus Company runs three routes to and from Mortdale station:

944 - to Roselands
945 - to Bankstown
955 - to Hurstville via Oatley

NightRide runs the following route via Mortdale railway station:

Route N10 - between Sutherland Station and City (Town Hall)

[edit] Gallery

Platform 1
Platform 2
Stairs at south end of platforms to exit
View of stairs and footbridge to east entrance
East entrance
Looking south to exit stairs and footbridge
West entrance
Platform 2 from the footbridge
View of the ticket office and platform 1 prior to the installation of automatic passenger information screens
Ticket office
Stairs leading down to the platforms from the footbridge
North end of platforms