Caringbah railway station
Caringbah | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in January 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | The Kingsway, Caringbah | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′29″S 151°07′20″E / 34.041489°S 151.122253°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cronulla | ||||||||||
| Distance | 31.51 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CIH | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 December 1939 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 6,550 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Caringbah railway station is located on the Cronulla line, serving the Sydney suburb of Caringbah. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services.
History
Caringbah station opened on 16 December 1939 when the Cronulla line opened from Sutherland to Cronulla.[2] Caringbah was originally one of two stations on the single track, the other being Gymea.
On 15 July 1985, the line from Gymea to Caringbah was duplicated with a new track laid north of the existing single line.[3][4] In April 2010, the rest of the line was duplicated.[5]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | [6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | services to Cronulla | [6] |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operates five routes via Caringbah station:
- 969: Sutherland station to Cronulla[7]
- 971: Hurstville to South Cronulla[8]
- 977: Westfield Miranda to Lilli Pilli[9]
- 978: Westfield Miranda to Dolans Bay[10]
- 988: Cronulla to Caringbah limited weekday service[11]
Caringbah station is served by one NightRide route:
- N11: Cronulla station to City (Town Hall)[12]
References
- ^ Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Caringbah Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "Gymea - Caringah Duplication Opened" Railway Digest August 1985 page 234
- ^ Caringbah Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ First passenger trains run on newly duplicated track on the Cronulla Line Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation 19 April 2010
- ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 969". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 971". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 977". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 978". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 988". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N11 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Caringbah railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Caringbah Station details Transport for New South Wales
