Heathcote railway station

Heathcote

Northbound view from Platform 1 in November 2011

Location

Princes Highway, Heathcote

Coordinates

34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°ECoordinates: 34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°E

Owned by

RailCorp

Operated by

Sydney Trains

Line(s)

Illawarra

Distance

33.15 kilometres from Central

Platforms

2 side

Tracks

Connections

Bus

Construction

Structure type

Ground

Other information

Station code

HTC

Website

Sydney Trains

History

Opened

9 March 1886

Electrified

Yes

Services

Preceding station		Sydney Trains	Following station
Waterfall Terminus	T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line		Engadine towards Bondi Junction
Preceding station		NSW TrainLink	Following station
Waterfall towards Bomaderry (Nowra) or Port Kembla	South Coast Line (limited services)		Engadine towards Central

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.

History

Heathcote station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus station when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall.^[1] Upgrades to the station, which will include a new footbridge with lifts, is scheduled to commence in 2015.^[2]The contract for these upgrades was awarded in July 2015.^[3]

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T4	services to Bondi Junction	^[4]
1	South Coast Line	services to Bondi Junction	limited morning peak services^[5]
2	T4	services to Waterfall & Helensburgh	^[4]
2	South Coast Line	services to Port Kembla & Kiama	limited early morning services^[5]

Transport links

Transdev NSW operates two routes via Heathcote station:

991: Heathcote to Sutherland station^[6]
996: Engadine to Heathcote East^[7]

References

↑ Heathcote Station NSWrail.net
↑ Heathcote Station Upgrade Transport for NSW
↑ Contract awarded for Heathcote Station upgrade Transp[ort for NSW 16 July 2015
1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
1 2 "South Coast line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended February 2015].
↑ "Route 991 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 3 September 2012.
↑ "Route 996 timetable]" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.

External links

Media related to Heathcote railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Heathcote station details Sydney Trains

New South Wales railway stations

Sydney Trains lines and stations

T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	Bondi Junction Edgecliff Kings Cross Martin Place Town Hall Central Redfern Sydenham Tempe Wolli Creek Arncliffe Banksia Rockdale Kogarah Carlton Allawah Hurstville Penshurst Mortdale Oatley Como Jannali Sutherland Loftus Engadine Heathcote Waterfall Kirrawee Gymea Miranda Caringbah Woolooware Cronulla

NSW TrainLink Intercity lines and stations

South Coast Line	Bondi Junction Edgecliff Kings Cross Martin Place Central Redfern Wolli Creek Hurstville Sutherland Waterfall Helensburgh Otford Stanwell Park Coalcliff Scarborough Wombarra Coledale Austinmer Thirroul Bulli Woonona Bellambi Corrimal Towradgi Fairy Meadow North Wollongong Wollongong Coniston Lysaghts Cringila Port Kembla North Port Kembla Unanderra Kembla Grange Dapto Albion Park Oak Flats Shellharbour Junction Minnamurra Bombo Kiama Gerringong Berry Bomaderry

NSW TrainLink Regional / Interstate lines and stations

(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)

Under construction: Sydney Metro Northwest

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