Griffith railway station

Griffith
Location Railway Street, Griffith
Coordinates 34°17′12″S 146°02′52″E / 34.2868°S 146.0477°E / -34.2868; 146.0477
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Yanco-Griffith
Temora-Roto
Distance 640.38 kilometres from Central
Platforms 1
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code GFF
History
Opened 3 July 1916
Services
Preceding station   NSW Branch lines   Following station
Lakeview
towards Roto
Temora- Roto Line
towards Temora
TerminusGriffith-Yanco line
towards Yanco
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
TerminusNSW TrainLink Southern
Griffith Xplorer
towards Sydney

Griffith railway station is located on the Yanco-Griffith line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Griffith.

History

Griffith station opened on 3 July 1916 when the Temora-Roto line was extended from Barellan. It served as the terminus until the line was extended to Hillston on 18 June 1923.[1][2] In 1928, it became a junction station when the Yanco-Griffith line opened from Yanco.

Services

Griffith is the terminus for a weekly NSW TrainLink Xplorer from Sydney. NSW TrainLink also operate a road coach service from Wagga Wagga to Griffith, while a Cootamundra to Mildura service also operates via Griffith.[3]


Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Sydney Central

References

  1. Griffith Station NSWrail.net
  2. Griffith Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. "Southern timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 30 June 2014].

External links

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