Mount Victoria railway station
Mount Victoria | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 2 in September 2007 | |||||||||||
| Location |
Darling Causeway, Mount Victoria Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°35′16″S 150°15′25″E / 33.587856°S 150.256914°ECoordinates: 33°35′16″S 150°15′25″E / 33.587856°S 150.256914°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,049 metres (3,442 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 126.72 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | MVR | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 6 September 1869 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Mount Victoria railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Mount Victoria opening on 6 September 1869.[1]
The Platform 2 building dates from 1869 with a railway refreshment room added in 1884. The Platform 1 building dates from 1911 when the line was duplicated. An extensive yard including a locomotive depot existed west of the station.[2]
Platforms & services
Mount Victoria has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow. Some services terminate at Mount Victoria and stable in the sidings west of the station. The Bathurst Bullet operates to Bathurst.[3]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney | [3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | services to Lithgow & Bathurst | [3] |
Transport links
Blue Mountains Transit operates one route to and from Mount Victoria station:[4]
- 698: to Katoomba
NSW TrainLink operate road coach services from the station forecourt:[5]
- to Oberon
References
- ↑ Mount Victoria Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Mount Victoria Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- 1 2 3 "Blue Mountains line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
- ↑ "Upper Mountains timetable" (PDF). Blue Mountains Bus Co. 7 April 2015.
- ↑ "Western timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 15 June 2013].
External links
Media related to Mount Victoria railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Station details Sydney Trains