Woolooware railway station
Woolooware | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in April 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Swan Street, Woolooware | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′52″S 151°08′39″E / 34.04767788°S 151.1440361°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cronulla | ||||||||||
| Distance | 33.60 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | WOE | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 December 1939 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Woolooware railway station is located on the Cronullla line, serving the Sydney suburb of Woolooware. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services.
History
Woolooware station opened on 16 December 1939 when the Cronullla line opened from Sutherland to Cronulla.[1][2] In April 2010, the line from Caringbah to Cronulla was duplicated which saw the side platform at Woolooware converted to an island platform as part of the Rail Clearways Program.[3]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | [4] Original platform | |
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| 2 | services to Cronulla | [4] New platform opened in 2010 |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operate two routes via Woolooware station:
- 962: Bankstown Central to Cronulla - weekends only[5]
- 969: Sutherland station to Cronulla[6]
Woolooware station is served by one NightRide route:[7]
- N11: Cronulla station to City (Town Hall)
References
- ^ Woolooware Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Woolooware 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 962". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 969". Transport for NSW.
- ^ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Woolooware railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Photo gallery showing construction of the Cronulla Line duplication
- Woolooware station details Sydney Trains
