Leightonfield railway station

Leightonfield
Eastbound view in November 2007
Location Christine Road, Leightonfield
Coordinates 33°52′53″S 150°59′05″E / 33.881478°S 150.9848°E / -33.881478; 150.9848Coordinates: 33°52′53″S 150°59′05″E / 33.881478°S 150.9848°E / -33.881478; 150.9848
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main South
Distance 23.67 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code LHF
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 24 August 1942
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 200 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 226
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Liverpool
T3
Bankstown Line
towards City Circle

Leightonfield railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Leightonfield. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

History

Leightonfield station opened on 24 August 1942 to service the adjacent munitions factory. It was transferred from Federal to State Government ownership on 1 February 1962.[2][3]

To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.

Platforms & services

Historically Leightonfield was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Leightonfield is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool - City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[4][5]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe 2 services on weekdays
services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown
2 services to Liverpool

Leightonfield station is served by one NightRide route:

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Leightonfield Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Leightonfield Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ↑ "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  5. ↑ "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ↑ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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