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Turrella railway station

Coordinates: 33°55′48″S 151°08′24″E / 33.92994722°S 151.1399472°E / -33.92994722; 151.1399472
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Turrella
Westbound view of platform, building and shelter, December 2011
General information
LocationTurrella Street, Turrella
Coordinates33°55′48″S 151°08′24″E / 33.92994722°S 151.1399472°E / -33.92994722; 151.1399472
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)East Hills
Distance8.63 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-2pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeTLL
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened21 September 1931
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 552,030 (year)
  • 1,512 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Bardwell Park
towards Revesby or Macarthur
Airport & South Line Wolli Creek
towards City Circle

Turrella railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Turrella. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line services.

History

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Turrella station opened on 21 September 1931 when the East Hills line opened from Tempe to East Hills.[3][4] In 2000, as part of the quadruplication of the line between Wolli Creek and Kingsgrove, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair.

Platforms and services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport [5]
2 services to Revesby
early morning & late night services to Macarthur
one weekday evening service terminates & returns to the City Circle[5]
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Transit Systems operates one bus route via Turrella station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Trackplan

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Track layout

References

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  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Turrella Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Turrella Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ a b "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ "Transit Systems route 473". Transport for NSW.
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