Valley Heights railway station
Valley Heights | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view in August 2009 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Great Western Highway, Valley Heights Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°42′16″S 150°35′02″E / 33.704541°S 150.583876°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 324 metres (1,063 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 77.41 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | VHS | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 1875 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | February 1957 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Eagers Platform The Valley | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Valley Heights railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains suburb of Blaxland.
History
The station opened in May 1875 as Eagers Platform, being renamed The Valley in 1877 and again to Valley Heights on 19 August 1880.[1]
Valley Heights formerly had a yard and locomotive servicing facilities. Until January 1989 it provided locomotives to assist trains up the heavily graded section of the line to Katoomba. The western line was electrified to Valley Heights on 23 October 1956. From 2 February 1957 steam operations from Valley Heights were replaced by the 46 class electric locomotives which assisted trains from Valley Heights to Katoomba. From that train all steam hauled trains, both freight and passenger were electrically assisted to Katoomba, until complete electrification saw steam removed from the scene. The former depot still exists and is now maintained as the Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum.
Platforms & services
Valley Heights has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow.[2]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central | [2] | |
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| 2 | services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow | [2] |
Transport links
Blue Mountains Transit operates one route via Valley Heights station:[3]
- 690P: Springwood station to Penrith station
References
- ^ Valley Heights Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Blue Mountains Transit route 688". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Valley Heights railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Station details Sydney Trains
