Ourimbah railway station
Ourimbah railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the northern Central Coast suburb of Ourimbah opening on 15 August 1887.[1][2] The station had passing loops and a freight yard that were removed in March 1993.[3]
The station was upgraded with lifts added in August 2021.[4][5]
Ourimbah | |||||||||||
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 Looking towards Tuggerah in December 2021 | |||||||||||
| Location | Old Pacific Highway, Ourimbah Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°21′35″S 151°22′12″E / 33.359603°S 151.369951°ECoordinates: 33°21′35″S 151°22′12″E / 33.359603°S 151.369951°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 24 metres (79 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 90.61 km (56.30 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | OUR | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 August 1887 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 390 (daily)[6] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 195 | ||||||||||
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Platforms & services[]
Ourimbah has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. Peak-hour services travel from Central to Wyong via the North Shore line.[7]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Services to Gosford & Sydney Central via Strathfield Weekday morning peak services to Sydney Central via Gordon |
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| 2 | Services to Wyong & Newcastle | [7] |
Transport links[]
Busways operate two routes via Ourimbah station:
- 36: Gosford station to Westfield Tuggerah via Narara[8]
- 37: Gosford station to Westfield Tuggerah via Wyoming[9]
Red Bus Services operate one route via Ourimbah station:
- 47: Stockland Bay Village to Wyong station[10]
References[]
- ^ Ourimbah Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Ourimbah Railway Station Group & Residence NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest May 1993 page 207
- ^ "Ourimbah Station Upgrade". Transport for NSW. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Collins, Terry (30 August 2021). "Station lift upgrades completed". Central Coast News. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport for NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 36". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 37". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Red Bus Service route 47". Transport for NSW.
External links[]
Media related to Ourimbah railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Ourimbah station details Transport for New South Wales
Categories:
- Central Coast (New South Wales)
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1887
- Regional railway stations in New South Wales
- Short-platform railway stations in New South Wales, 4 cars
- Main North railway line, New South Wales