Loftus railway station, Sydney
Loftus railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Loftus. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services and limited NSW TrainLink South Coast line services.
Loftus | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Loftus Avenue, Loftus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Illawarra | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.29 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | LOF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 9 March 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Loftus Junction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 1,290 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Loftus station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus Junction when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall. Until September 1896, it was called Loftus Junction. It was rebuilt in 1979 as part of the extension of the electrification from Loftus Junction to Waterfall.[2][3]
From 1886 until 1991, Loftus was the former junction of the branch line to the Royal National Park which branched off immediately south of the station.[4]
Platforms and services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | [5] | |
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| services to Bondi Junction | limited weekday morning peak services[6] | ||
| 2 | services to Waterfall & Helensburgh | [5] | |
| services to Kiama 1 weekday morning service to Port Kembla | limited weekday morning peak services[6] |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operates two routes via Loftus station:
- 991: Sutherland station to Heathcote[7]
- 993: Westfield Miranda to Woronora Heights[8]
References
- 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.
- Loftus Station NSWrail.net
- "Loftus Signal Box". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage.
- The Royal National Park Branch NSWrail.net
- "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- "Transdev NSW route 991". Transport for NSW.
- "Transdev NSW route 993". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Loftus railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Loftus station details Transport for New South Wales
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