Menangle Park railway station
Menangle Park | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 1 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Racecourse Drive, Menangle Park Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°06′13″S 150°44′42″E / 34.103741°S 150.744953°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 79 metres (259 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||
| Distance | 62.85 kilometres from Central[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Commuter carpark available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Assisted Access | ||||||||||
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| Station code | MEK | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 26 September 1937 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 10 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 286 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Menangle Park railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Menangle Park, opening on 26 September 1937.[3]
Menangle Park previously had two additional platforms and run rounds to service the adjacent Menangle Park Paceway. These opened in 1914 and closed in 1963 with the platforms still in situ.[4]
Platforms and services
Menangle Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn.[5] Both platforms are 2 cars long. Opal validators are provided, however there are no top up or ticket issuing facilities.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Campbelltown 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central |
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| 2 | services to Moss Vale evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend) |
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The station has two crossovers to the south, as the section around Glenlee Junction (to the north of Menangle Park) is bidirectional.
Transport links
Busabout operates one bus route via Menangle Park station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 889: Menangle to Campbelltown[6]
References
- ^ https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Menangle Park Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Menangle Racecourse Railway Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 889". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Menangle railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Menangle Park station details Transport for New South Wales
- Signal diagram 1961
