Penshurst railway station, Sydney

Penshurst
Northbound view of Platform 1, January 2008
General information
LocationBridge Street, Penshurst
Australia
Coordinates33°57′58″S 151°05′21″E / 33.96617389°S 151.0891334°E / -33.96617389; 151.0891334
Elevation62 metres (203 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Illawarra
Distance16.13 kilometres (10.02 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station codePHS
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1886
Rebuilt4 April 1905
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,472,600 (year)
  • 4,035 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Mortdale
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Hurstville
towards Bondi Junction

Penshurst railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Penshurst. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.

History

Penshurst station opened in 1886 being relocated south to its current location in 1905.[3][4]

The station received an upgrade and 2 new lifts in January 2007. [5]

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Bondi Junction [6]
2 services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh [6]

U-Go Mobility operates four bus routes via Penshurst station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Penshurst station is served by one NightRide route:

References

  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. ^ Penshurst Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Penshurst Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ "PENSHURST RAILWAY STATION Project in Penshurst, NSW - Cordell Connect".
  6. ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.


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