Punchbowl railway station

Punchbowl
Eastbound view in October 2006
Location	Punchbowl Road, Punchbowl
Coordinates	33°33′12″S 151°01′56″E / 33.5532°S 151.0321°ECoordinates: 33°33′12″S 151°01′56″E / 33.5532°S 151.0321°E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Bankstown
Distance	16.45 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	PCB
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	14 April 1909
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Bankstown towards Lidcombe or Liverpool T3 Bankstown Line Wiley Park towards City Circle

Punchbowl railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

History

Punchbowl station opened on 14 April 1909, when the Bankstown line was extended from Belmore to Bankstown.^[1][2]

Until it closed in the early 1990s, the Punchbowl Maintenance Depot lay to the north-west of the station.

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T3	services to Central & the City Circle	[3]
2	T3	services to Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown	[3]

Transport links

Punchbowl Bus Company operate four routes via Punchbowl railway station:

• 940: Hurstville station to Bankstown station^[4]
• 941: Hurstville station to Bankstown station^[5]
• 944: Hurstville station to Bankstown station^[6]
• S14: Lakemba station to Mount Lewis^[7](Monday to Friday, 4 services only)

Punchbowl station is served by one NightRide route:^[8]

• N40: East Hills station to City (Town Hall)

References

1. Punchbowl Station NSWrail.net
2. Punchbowl Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
3. "T3: Bankstown line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
4. "Route 940 timetable" (PDF). Punchbowl Bus Co. 22 September 2014.
5. "Routes 939 and 941 timetable" (PDF). Punchbowl Bus Co. 22 September 2014.
6. "Route 944 timetable" (PDF). Punchbowl Bus Co. 22 September 2014.
7. "Route S14 timetable" (PDF). Punchbowl Bus Co. 22 September 2014.
8. NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW

External links

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