Leppington railway station

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Leppington
Leppington Station Pre Opening1.jpg
Westbound view in February 2015
LocationLeppington
Coordinates33°57′18″S 150°48′29″E / 33.954983°S 150.80814399999997°E / -33.954983; 150.80814399999997Coordinates: 33°57′18″S 150°48′29″E / 33.954983°S 150.80814399999997°E / -33.954983; 150.80814399999997
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)South West Rail Link
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened8 February 2015
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20184,390 (Daily)[1] (Sydney Trains)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Terminus TfNSW T2.svg Inner West & Leppington Line Edmondson Park
toward City Circle
TfNSW T5.svg Cumberland Line Edmondson Park
toward Richmond

Leppington railway station is the terminus of the South West Rail Link which serves the south-western Sydney suburb of Leppington. It opened on 8 February 2015.[2] A ten road stabling facility is located to the west of the station at Rossmore.[3] There are 850 car park spaces available.

Platforms and services[]

Leppington has two island platforms with four faces.[4] Initial services consisted of a half-hourly shuttle to Liverpool.[5] From 13 December 2015, trains operate directly to the city via Granville.[6] From 26 November 2017, Cumberland Line services stop at the station, providing a link to Parramatta, Blacktown, Schofields and Richmond.[7][8]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 to 4 terminating services to & from Central & the City Circle via Liverpool and Granville [9]
terminating services to & from Schofields and Richmond[10]
Trackplan
Legend
↑E To Edmonson Park
Up
Down
1
2
3
4
↓W To Leppington Yard

Transport links[]

Interline Bus Services operate three routes via Leppington station:

Busabout operate one route via Leppington station:

  • 841: to Narellan[14]

Gallery[]

  • Station entrance

  • Concourse

  • Stairway from platform to concourse

  • A Waratah train at platform 2

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sydney opens South West Rail Link International Railway Journal 10 February 2015
  3. ^ Sydney's $1.8 bn South West Rail Link opens Urbanlyst 10 February 2015
  4. ^ South West Rail Link Overview p.3 - Transport Construction Authority
  5. ^ "First test trains hit the tracks on South West Rail Link". Transport for NSW. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  6. ^ "South West Rail Link: Soon to head North and East, with more services". Transport for NSW. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015.
  7. ^ Barr, Eliza (27 February 2017). "Southwest Sydney train service to increase with new peak hour trains and north-south connection from Leppington to Parramatta and Blacktown". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  8. ^ O'Sullivan, Matt (27 February 2017). "Decision on rail link to new Sydney airport 'many years off', Transport Minister Andrew Constance says". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  9. ^ "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  11. ^ "Interline route 855". Transport for NSW.
  12. ^ "Interline route 856". Transport for NSW.
  13. ^ "Interline route 858". Transport for NSW.
  14. ^ "Busabout route 841". Transport for NSW.

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