Bell railway station, New South Wales
Bell railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains village of Bell opening in May 1875 as Mount Wilson being renamed Bell on 1 May 1889.[2][3] It is the highest elevation station on the NSW TrainLink network at 1,069 metres above sea level. The station was closed from December 2019 to May 2020 due to major bushfire damage on the line.[4]
Bell | |||||||||||||
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 Westbound view in December 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Bells Line of Road, Bell Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°30′20″S 150°16′44″E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,069 metres (3,507 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 137.13 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | BEL | ||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | May 1875 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Mount Wilson | ||||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||||
| Passengers (2013) | <1 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 298 | ||||||||||||
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Platforms & services
Bell has one island platform with two sides. 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.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney | request stop[5] | |
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| 2 | services to Lithgow | request stop[5] |
References
- Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- Bell Station NSWrail.net
- Bell Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- Full schedule of services resume on Main Western Line Rail Express 22 May 2020
- "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links
- Bell station details Transport for New South Wales
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