Kingsgrove railway station

Kingsgrove
Westbound view in December 2011
Location Kingsgrove Avenue, Kingsgrove
Coordinates 33°56′26″S 151°06′02″E / 33.94064444°S 151.1005112°E / -33.94064444; 151.1005112Coordinates: 33°56′26″S 151°06′02″E / 33.94064444°S 151.1005112°E / -33.94064444; 151.1005112
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) East Hills
Distance 12.62 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 4
Connections
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code KGV
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 21 September 1931
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 2,920 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 86
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Macarthur
T8
Airport & South Line
towards City Circle

Kingsgrove railway station is located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Kingsgrove. It is served by Sydney Trains T8 Airport & South line services.

History

Kingsgrove station opened on 21 September 1931 when the East Hills line opened from Tempe to East Hills.[2] It was the original terminus of the double track electrified section from Tempe. Until 1939, passengers transferred at Kinsgrove to a CPH railmotor or steam service to continue their journey towards East Hills. The line was duplicated and electrified beyond Kingsgrove in 1948.[3]

In 2000, as part of the quadruplication of the line from Wolli Creek to just west of Kingsgrove station, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair. A headshunt was provided to the west of the station in association with this project, this is used by terminating services. In 2013, the quadruplication was extended to Revesby as part of the Rail Clearways Program.[4]

Accident

On 6 October 2000, an eight car Tangara derailed at low speed near Kingsgrove station causing the rear three carriages to topple onto their side. The derailment was caused by a track buckling as a result of high temperatures.[5] Ten people were hospitalised.[6]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport also used by commencing services[7]
2 services to Revesby, Campbelltown & Macarthur also used by terminating services[7]

The station is accessible with one lift from the west side of Kingsgrove Road to the single island platform.

Transdev NSW operates one route to and from Kingsgrove station:

  • 455: to Rockdale Plaza[8]

Transit Systems operate three routes via Kingsgrove station:

Kingsgrove station is served by one NightRide route:

Trackplan

Track layout prior to quadruplication

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Kingsgrove Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Kingsgrove Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ↑ Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
  5. ↑ Kingsgrove derailment report released Ministry of Transport 13 July 2001
  6. ↑ Sydney Train Derailment Emergency Management Australia
  7. 1 2 "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ↑ "Transdev NSW route 455". Transport for NSW.
  9. ↑ "Transit Systems route 490". Transport for NSW.
  10. ↑ "Transit Systems route 492". Transport for NSW.
  11. ↑ "Transit Systems route 493". Transport for NSW.
  12. ↑ "N20 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

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