Dunmore railway station

Dunmore (Shellharbour)

Northbound view from Platform 1
Location Dunmore Road, Dunmore
Australia
Coordinates 34°36′22″S 150°50′24″E / 34.606173°S 150.840021°E / -34.606173; 150.840021Coordinates: 34°36′22″S 150°50′24″E / 34.606173°S 150.840021°E / -34.606173; 150.840021
Owned by RailCorp
Line(s) South Coast railway line
Distance 110.66 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 9 November 1887
Closed 21 November 2014
Electrified Yes

Dunmore railway station was located on the South Coast railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It served the southern Wollongong suburb of Dunmore and indirectly Shellharbour, opening on 9 November 1887. The weatherboard station on Platform 2 dates from 1887.[1][2]

As part of the electrification of the line to Kiama in 2001, the existing crossing loop was extended north and received a platform, albeit built out of scaffolding materials with most trains continuing to use the original platform.[3] The loop also provides access to Boral's Dunmore Quarry. There was previously a level crossing immediately south of the station. This was closed in the late-2000s as part of improvement works to the adjacent Princes Highway.[4]

Dunmore station closed on 21 November 2014, being replaced by Shellharbour Junction station, located 800 metres to the north.[5][6]

Platforms & services

Dunmore had two side platforms. It was serviced by NSW TrainLink South Coast line services travelling between Sydney Central, Bondi Junction and Kiama.[7]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Sydney Central, Bondi Junction & Kiama

References

  1. ↑ Dunmore (Shellharbour) Railway Station & Residence NSW Environment & Heritage
  2. ↑ Dunmore/Shellharbour Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ "Kiama Electrification - some facts and figures" Railway Digest January 2002
  4. ↑ Oak Flats to Dunmore Roads & Traffic Authority
  5. ↑ Flinders to get new rail station by 2014 Illawarra Mercury 22 April 2012
  6. ↑ New Shellharbour Junction set to open Illawarra Mercury 6 November 2014
  7. ↑ South Coast Line timetable NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013

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