Heathcote railway station

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.

Heathcote
View of the station from its footbridge, November 2015.
LocationPrinces Highway, Heathcote
Coordinates34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E
Elevation193 metres
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Illawarra
Distance33.15 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeHTC
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened9 March 1886
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20181,300 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Waterfall
Terminus
 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Engadine
toward Bondi Junction
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Waterfall
toward Kiama or Port Kembla
 South Coast Line
(peak hour services)
 Engadine
toward Bondi Junction

History

Heathcote station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus station when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall.[2] Upgrades to the station, including a new footbridge with lifts, were completed in January 2017.[3] The contract for these upgrades was awarded in July 2015.[4]

Platforms & services
Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Bondi Junction [5]
services to Bondi Junctionlimited weekday morning services[6]
2 services to Waterfall & Helensburgh [5]
services to Kiama
1 weekday morning service to Port Kembla		limited weekday morning services[6]

Transdev NSW operates two routes via Heathcote station:

References
  1. Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. Heathcote Station NSWrail.net
  3. Heathcote Station Upgrade Transport for NSW
  4. Contract awarded for Heathcote Station upgrade Transport for NSW 16 July 2015
  5. "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. "Transdev NSW route 991". Transport for NSW.
  8. "Transdev NSW route 996". Transport for NSW.
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