Bell railway station, New South Wales

Bell
Westbound view in December 2008
Location Bells Line of Road, Bell
Australia
Coordinates 33°30′20″S 150°16′44″E / 33.505658°S 150.27886°E / -33.505658; 150.27886Coordinates: 33°30′20″S 150°16′44″E / 33.505658°S 150.27886°E / -33.505658; 150.27886
Elevation 1,069 metres (3,507 ft)
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Western
Distance 137.13 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Station code BEL
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened May 1875
Electrified Yes
Previous names Mount Wilson
Traffic
Passengers (2013) <1 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 298
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
towards Central
Blue Mountains Line
towards Bathurst

Bell railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains village of Bell opening in May 1875 as Mount Wilson being renamed Bell on 1 May 1889.[2][3] It is the highest elevation station on the NSW TrainLink network at 1,069 metres above sea level.

Platforms & services

Bell has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow. It is a request stop with passengers required to notify the guard if they wish to alight and signal the driver if they want to board.

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Sydney request stop[4]
2 services to Lithgow request stop[4]

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Bell Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Bell Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. 1 2 "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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