Loftus railway station, Sydney

Loftus
Southbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012
Location	Loftus Avenue, Loftus
Coordinates	34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°ECoordinates: 34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Illawarra
Distance	26.29 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	LOF
History
Opened	9 March 1886
Rebuilt	1979
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Loftus Junction
Services
web = Sydney Trains Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Engadine towards Waterfall T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Sutherland towards Bondi Junction Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Engadine towards Bomaderry (Nowra) or Port Kembla South Coast Line (limited services) Sutherland towards Central Preceding station   Closed Lines   Following station Royal National Park Terminus Royal National Park Branch Terminus

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.

History

Loftus station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus Junction when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall. It was renamed Loftus in September 1896. It was rebuilt in 1979 as part of the extension of the electrification from Loftus Junction to Waterfall.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

Platforms & services

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

Transport links

Transdev NSW operates two routes via Loftus station:

• 991: Sutherland station to Heathcote^[6]
• 993: Westfield Miranda to Woronora Heights^[7]

References

1. Loftus Station NSWrail.net
2. Loftus Signal Box NSW Environment & Heritage
3. The Royal National Park Branch NSWrail.net
4. "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
5. "South Coast line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended February 2015].
6. "Route 991 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 3 September 2012.
7. "Route 993 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.

External links

• Media related to Loftus railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Loftus station details Sydney Trains