Zig Zag railway station

Zig Zag
The two short platforms
Location Access track off Inch Street, Lithgow
Australia
Coordinates 33°28′14″S 150°12′02″E / 33.4705°S 150.2005°E / -33.4705; 150.2005Coordinates: 33°28′14″S 150°12′02″E / 33.4705°S 150.2005°E / -33.4705; 150.2005
Elevation 1,006 metres (3,301 ft)
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Western
Distance 150.94 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Station code ZIG
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 15 April 1878
Closed 16 October 1910
Rebuilt 1959
Electrified Yes
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

Zig Zag railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It exists to serve the Zig Zag Railway to the east of Lithgow. A station opened on the site on 15 April 1878, closing on 16 October 1910 when the Ten Tunnels Deviation opened. A new station opened on the site in 1959.[2]

Platforms & services

Zig Zag has two side platforms. 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.[3]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Sydney Central request stop[3]
2 services to Lithgow request stop[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Zig Zag Platform NSWrail.net
  3. 1 2 3 "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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