Sutherland railway station

Sutherland
South Coast Line
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Station code	SLD
Suburb	Sutherland
Street(s)	Old Princes Highway
Distance from Central Station	24.64 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stations Suburban limited stops Suburban Express Intercity Express
Number of platforms	4
Number of tracks	4
Platform arrangement	1 Island 2 Side
Type of station	Ground/Underground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus Train
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Sutherland railway station is located on the Illawarra Line of the CityRail network, servicing the Sydney suburb of Sutherland. It is the junction point between the Illawarra line and the Cronulla branch, with services continuing both along the mainline to Waterfall, and along the branch to the coastal suburb of Cronulla. Sutherland also serves as a stop for South Coast Line services. The station consists of three platforms with ticket offices on an overhead concourse at the northern end. Stairs connect the overhead concourse to all platforms, a lift connects the overhead concourse to the island platforms 2 and 3 and level access to platform 1 is provided from the street on the western side of the station. An underpass connects platform 1 with the bus interchange on the western side of the station.Sutherland station now has an underground.

History

Station in 1954

The station opened in 1885, with the first passengers conveyed on a excursion trains on Boxing Day. The station opened for general rail traffic on 1 March 1886. It consisted of a brick station facing both the road and railway, a goods shed, and a stationmaster's residence.

Platforms and services

Sutherland typically receives up to nine trains per hour during weekday peak-hour and up to six to eight trains in each direction per hour off-peak and on weekends (a four times per hour service to and from Cronulla and a half-hourly service to and from Waterfall). The occasional service also terminates here.

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 Bondi Junction
	South Coast Line	intercity services to Central (i) and Bondi Junction
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	all stations services to Waterfall
	South Coast Line	intercity services to Wollongong, Port Kembla, Dapto and Kiama
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	all stations services to Cronulla via Miranda
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	all stops services to Central[u]	Termating platform

Transport links

Sutherland Interchange

• M92 - to Parramatta via Bankstown
• 961 - between Miranda and Barden Ridge
• 962 - between Miranda and Bankstown
• 965 - to Woronora
• 969 - to Miranda
• 976 - to Grays Point
• 991 - to Heathcote
• 993 - to Engadine and Woronora Heights

NightRide runs the following route via Sutherland railway station:

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

Gallery

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  Platform 1

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  Platform 2

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  Platform 3

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  Side entrance to platform 1 at north end

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  Platforms 1 and 2 seen from the concourse

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  Platform 3 seen from road outside station entrance

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  View of bridge and road next to concourse from north end

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  View from Old Princes Highway

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  Entrance to the concourse

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  The concourse

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  Ticket office

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  Concourse indicators

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  Old indicators on concourse

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  View of concourse exit

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Sutherland prior to completion of the Cronulla line duplication

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		CityRail		Following station
Loftus towards Waterfall		Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line		Jannali towards Bondi Junction
Kirrawee towards Cronulla
Waterfall towards Bomaderry (Nowra) or Port Kembla		South Coast Line		Hurstville towards Central