Villawood railway station
Villawood | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in November 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | River Avenue, Villawood | ||||||||||
| 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 | 24.50 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | VWD | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 760 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 173 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Villawood railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Villawood. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
History
Villawood station opened on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents Park to Cabramatta.[2][3]
To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.
Platforms & services
Historically, Villawood 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 Villawood is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown | ||
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| 2 | services to Liverpool |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operates three routes via Villawood station:
- 905: Fairfield station to Bankstown station[4]
- 907: Parramatta station to Bankstown station[5]
- S4: Fairfield to Chester Hill shopping service[6]
Villawood station is served by one NightRide route:
- N50: Liverpool station to City (Town Hall)[7]
References
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Villawood Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Villawood Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 905". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 907". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route S4". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Vilawood railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Villawood station details Transport for New South Wales
