Heathcote railway station
Heathcote | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 View of the station from its footbridge, November 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Princes Highway, Heathcote | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°ECoordinates: 34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 193 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Illawarra | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 33.15 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HTC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 9 March 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 1,300 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Heathcote railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Heathcote. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services and limited NSW TrainLink South Coast line services.
History[]
Heathcote station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus station when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall.[2] Upgrades to the station, including a new footbridge with lifts, were completed in January 2017.[3] The contract for these upgrades was awarded in July 2015.[4]
Platforms & services[]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | [5] | |
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| services to Bondi Junction | limited weekday morning services[6] | ||
| 2 | services to Waterfall & Helensburgh | [5] | |
| services to Kiama 1 weekday morning service to Port Kembla | limited weekday morning services[6] |
Transport links[]
Transdev NSW operates two routes via Heathcote station:
- 991: Heathcote to Sutherland station[7]
- 996: Engadine to Heathcote East[8]
References[]
- ^ Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Heathcote Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Heathcote Station Upgrade Transport for NSW
- ^ Contract awarded for Heathcote Station upgrade Transport for NSW 16 July 2015
- ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 991". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 996". Transport for NSW.
External links[]
Media related to Heathcote railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Heathcote station details Transport for New South Wales
Categories:
- Easy Access railway stations in Sydney
- Railway stations in Sydney
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1886
- Illawarra railway line
- Heathcote, New South Wales