Rockdale railway station

Rockdale
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Station code	RKL
Suburb	Rockdale
Street(s)	Geeves Avenue
Distance from Central Station	10.41 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops
Number of platforms	5
Number of tracks	5
Platform arrangement	1 side, 2 island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Rockdale railway station is located on the Illawarra railway line serving the southern Sydney suburb of Rockdale, the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Rockdale. It consists of five platforms, only four of which are currently in use. Located nearby are sidings for permanent way maintenance vehicles. The station sits beside a major State Transit Authority bus interchange. Sydney government bus routes such as 400, 410, 476, 477, 478, 479 and 492 serve the station.

History

The station opened on 15 October 1884 as two side platforms (current platform faces 3 and 4). In 1907, the platforms were lengthened and the Down Main platform made into an island platform and the track moved to the down side of the island. The Up track was diverted to the former Down face of that island. The old up track became an Up refuge siding.

In 1908, the former up platform was converted to an island platform and an additional track laid along its western face. Rockdale now had four platform numbers. In 1923, a back platform (current platform 1) was erected, the lines from Wolli Creek to Rockdale were quadruplicated and the level crossing at Frederick Street was replaced by a bridge

Platforms and services

Trains to the city leave from platforms 2 and 4, trains travelling away from the city stop at platforms 3 and 5. Outside of peak hours and on weekends, trains almost exclusively depart from platforms 4 and 5. With the May 2006 timetable the station is now included on the South Coast Line timetable.

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
		Unelectrified siding, not in use	Previously a terminating platform and turnback
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	weekday peak hour all-stations services to Bondi Junction via Central
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	weekday peak hour all-stations services to Hurstville and Sutherland via Hurstville
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	limited-stops and off-peak all-stations services to Bondi Junction via Central
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	limited-stops and off-peak all-stations services to Sutherland, Cronulla or Waterfall via Hurstville	some peak hour services to the ■South Coast Line

Accessibility

The station has Easy Access for wheelchairs. Ramp access is provided on the western side to Railway Street and lift access is provided on the eastern side to Geeves Avenue. Lift access is provided to the platforms.

Bus Services at Rockdale interchange

Map showing bus stands around Rockdale station

Sydney Buses runs the following routes from Rockdale station:

Stand A:

• 422 - to Circular Quay via Tempe. Stops on Princes Highway southbound to Kogarah

Stand B:

• 476 - to Dolls Point via Sans Souci.
• 477 - to Miranda (Kiora Road) via Taren Point.
• 479 - to Rockdale Plaza

Stand C:

• 478 - to Ramsgate - (Ramsgate Road). Selected weekday off peak services to Miranda (Kiora Road) via Taren Point
• 479 - to Rockdale Plaza via Brighton - Kyeemagh

Stand D:

• 493 - to Roselands - (First Avenue) via Bexley North

Stand E:

• 492 - to Drummoyne (Lyons and Victoria Roads)

Stand F:

• 400 - limited stops services - to Burwood (Burwood Road at Westfield Burwood)

Stand G

• 452 - to Beverly Hills station via Bexley and Hurstville (Westfield)
• 453 - to Hurstville station via Carlton

Stand H:

• 400 - limited stops services - to Bondi Junction Interchange
• 410 - Weekday peak hour limited stops services - to Bondi Junction Interchange
• 473 - to Campsie via Arncliffe

NightRide runs the following routes via Rockdale railway station:

• Route N10 - between Sutherland Station and City (Town Hall)
• Route N11 - between Cronulla station and City (Town Hall)
• Route N20 - between Riverwood Station and Rockdale Station

NightRide services depart stand F southbound and stand H northbound

Gallery

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  Eastern access

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  View from Railway Street

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  Ticket windows

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  Concourse

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Rockdale

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		CityRail		Following station
Kogarah towards Waterfall or Cronulla		Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line		Banksia towards Bondi Junction