Loftus railway station, Sydney

Loftus
Southbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012
Location Loftus Avenue, Loftus
Coordinates 34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°E / -34.04511944; 151.0512778Coordinates: 34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°E / -34.04511944; 151.0512778
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Illawarra
Distance 26.29 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Station code LOF
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 9 March 1886
Rebuilt 1979
Electrified Yes
Previous names Loftus Junction
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 830 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 167
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Waterfall
T4
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
South Coast Line
(peak hour services)

Loftus railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Loftus. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services and limited NSW TrainLink South Coast line services.

History

Loftus station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus Junction when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall. Until September of 1896, it was called Loftus Junction. It was rebuilt in 1979 as part of the extension of the electrification from Loftus Junction to Waterfall.[2][3]

From 1886 until 1991, Loftus was the former junction of the branch line to the Royal National Park which branched off immediately south of the station.[4]

Platforms and 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 Loftus station:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Loftus Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ "Loftus Signal Box". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage.
  4. ↑ The Royal National Park Branch NSWrail.net
  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 993". Transport for NSW.
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