Waterfall railway station, Sydney
Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
34°08′04″S 150°59′40″E / 34.134395°S 150.994506°E / -34.134395; 150.994506
- 201,620 (year)
- 552 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
| Preceding station |  Sydney Trains | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line | Heathcote towards Bondi Junction | ||
| Preceding station | NSW TrainLink | Following station | ||
| Helensburgh towards Kiama or Port Kembla | South Coast Line | Heathcote Limited weekday morning peak services towards Central or Bondi Junction | ||
| Helensburgh towards Kiama | Sutherland towards Central or Bondi Junction | |||
Waterfall railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Waterfall. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Illawarra line services and NSW TrainLink South Coast Line services.
History
The station opened on 9 March 1886 as Waterfalls, being renamed later in the year. It served as the line's terminus until it was extended to Scarborough in 1887. When the line was duplicated from Hurstville on 12 December 1890, the station was relocated northwards. In 1897 a locomotive depot opened.[3][4]
On 4 May 1905 the station moved 600 metres north to its present location.[4]
On 20 December 1994, a shunting accident involving two empty S sets saw one train jack-knife onto the platform, demolishing the concrete pedestrian bridge.[5]
The original weatherboard building was demolished in 1995 and replaced by a rendered brick building.[6]
South of Waterfall railway station is the site of the Waterfall train disaster, a rail accident that claimed the lives of the driver and six passengers on 31 January 2003.
Work commenced in late 2013 to make the station fully wheelchair accessible.[7]
Sidings
Waterfall has sidings for staging freight trains in either direction and a bypass track for goods trains on either side of the platforms. There are also three sidings for the stabling of suburban electric trains to the east of the station. If both platforms at Waterfall station are occupied, then trains that do not stop at Waterfall will also pass by on the bypass tracks.
Platforms and services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | T4 | terminating services to & from Bondi Junction | [8] |
|---|---|---|---|
SCO | services to Sydney Central, Bondi Junction & Port Kembla | [9] | |
| 2 | T4 | terminating services to & from Bondi Junction | [8] |
SCO | services to Port Kembla & Kiama | [9] |
Trackplan
References
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Waterfall Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b Waterfall Railway Residences & Yard NSW Environment
- ^ "Waterfall Collision Puts Focus on Procedures" Railway Digest February 1995 page 6
- ^ "IMRA - Waterfall Layout Construction".
- ^ Waterfall station upgrade Transport for NSW Retrieved 13 July 2015
- ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
Further reading
"Waterfall and its Three Stations" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin October 1961
External links
Media related to Waterfall railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Waterfall station details Transport for New South Wales
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