Heathcote railway station

Heathcote

Northbound view from Platform 1 in November 2011
Location Princes Highway, Heathcote
Coordinates 34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°E / -34.088199; 151.008019Coordinates: 34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°E / -34.088199; 151.008019
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Illawarra
Distance 33.15 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Station code HTC
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 9 March 1886
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
Terminus
T4
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
South Coast Line
(limited services)
towards Central

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

History

Heathcote station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus station when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall.[1] Upgrades to the station, which will include a new footbridge with lifts, is scheduled to commence in 2015.[2]The contract for these upgrades was awarded in July 2015.[3]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Bondi Junction [4]
services to Bondi Junctionlimited morning peak services[5]
2 services to Waterfall & Helensburgh [4]
services to Port Kembla & Kiamalimited early morning services[5]

Transdev NSW operates two routes via Heathcote station:

References

  1. ↑ Heathcote Station NSWrail.net
  2. ↑ Heathcote Station Upgrade Transport for NSW
  3. ↑ Contract awarded for Heathcote Station upgrade Transp[ort for NSW 16 July 2015
  4. 1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
  5. 1 2 "South Coast line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended February 2015].
  6. ↑ "Route 991 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 3 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Route 996 timetable]" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.
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