Wagga Wagga railway station
Wagga Wagga | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station front in November 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Station Place, Wagga Wagga | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°07′13″S 147°22′07″E / 35.1204°S 147.3685°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Main South Tumbarumba | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 521.40 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | WGA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 September 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | South Wagga Wagga | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wagga Wagga railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Wagga Wagga.
History
Wagga Wagga station opened on 1 September 1879 as South Wagga Wagga when the Main South line was extended from Bomen. It served as the terminus until the line was extended to Gerogery on 1 September 1880. It was renamed Wagga Wagga on 1 March 1882.[1][2]
On 14 May 1917, Wagga Wagga became a junction station when the Tumbarumba line opened as far as Humula.
Services
Wagga Wagga is served by two daily NSW TrainLink XPT services in each direction operating between Sydney and Melbourne. NSW TrainLink also operate road coach services to Tumbarumba, Griffith and Echuca from Wagga Wagga.[3]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central & Melbourne |
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Transport links
Firefly Express operate a daily Sydney to Melbourne service[4] while Greyhound Australia operate a daily Canberra to Melbourne service as well as a second service from Canberra that terminates at Wagga Wagga.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Wagga Wagga Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Wagga Wagga Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ "Southern timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 30 June 2014].
- ↑ Timetables Firefly Express
- ↑ Canberra-Melbourne timetable Greyhound Australia 5 April 2015
- ↑ Melbourne-Canberra timetable Greyhound Australia 5 April 2015
External links
Media related to Wagga Wagga railway station at Wikimedia Commons