Heathcote railway station

Heathcote
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°E / -34.088199; 151.008019Coordinates: 34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°E / -34.088199; 151.008019
Owned by RailCorp
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
Other information
Station code HTC
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 9 March 1886
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 820 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 169
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
Terminus
T4
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
South Coast Line
(peak hour services)

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]
services to Bondi Junctionlimited morning peak services[6]
2 services to Waterfall & Helensburgh [5]
services to Port Kembla & Kiamalimited early morning services[6]

Transdev NSW operates two routes via Heathcote station:

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Heathcote Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Heathcote Station Upgrade Transport for NSW
  4. ↑ Contract awarded for Heathcote Station upgrade Transport for NSW 16 July 2015
  5. 1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. 1 2 "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ↑ "Transdev NSW route 991". Transport for NSW.
  8. ↑ "Transdev NSW route 996". Transport for NSW.
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