Leightonfield railway station
Leightonfield | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in November 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Christine Road, Leightonfield | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°52′53″S 150°59′05″E / 33.881478°S 150.9848°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||
| Distance | 23.67 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | LHF | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 August 1942 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 200 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 226 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Leightonfield railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Leightonfield. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
History
Leightonfield station opened on 24 August 1942 to service the adjacent munitions factory. It was transferred from Federal to State Government ownership on 1 February 1962.[2][3]
To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.
Platforms & services
Historically Leightonfield was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Leightonfield is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool - City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[4][5]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe | 2 services on weekdays | |
|---|---|---|---|
| services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown | |||
| 2 | services to Liverpool |
Transport links
Leightonfield station is served by one NightRide route:
- N50: Liverpool station to City (Town Hall)[6]
References
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Leightonfield Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Leightonfield Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Leightonfield railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Leightonfield station details Transport for New South Wales
