Carlton railway station, Sydney

Carlton

Southbound view in September 2012
Location Railway Parade, Carlton
Coordinates 33°58′06″S 151°07′28″E / 33.968325°S 151.124334°E / -33.968325; 151.124334Coordinates: 33°58′06″S 151°07′28″E / 33.968325°S 151.124334°E / -33.968325; 151.124334
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Illawarra
Distance 12.74 kilometres from Central
Platforms 4 (2 island)
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code CLJ
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 1889
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
T4
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line

Carlton railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Carlton. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services.

History

Carlton station opened in 1889 with two platforms. As part of the quadruplication of the Illawarra line, a second island platform was added in 1925.[1][2] In January 2008, lifts were installed at the station.[3]

It is the closest station to Jubilee Oval with NSW TrainLink services from Wollongong making extra stops during St George Illawarra Dragons games.

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Bondi Junction [4]
2 services to Cronulla & Waterfall [4]
3 services to Bondi Junction [4]
4 services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh [4]

Transport links

Carlton railway station is served by two NightRide routes:[5]

References

  1. Carlton Station NSWrail.net
  2. Carlton Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. Carlton Railway Easy Access Upgrade Leighton Contractors
  4. 1 2 3 4 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
  5. NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW

External links

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