Villawood railway station

Villawood

Eastbound view in November 2007
Location River Avenue, Villawood
Coordinates 33°52′53″S 150°59′05″E / 33.881478°S 150.9848°E / -33.881478; 150.9848Coordinates: 33°52′53″S 150°59′05″E / 33.881478°S 150.9848°E / -33.881478; 150.9848
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main South
Distance 24.50 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Station code VWD
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 8 October 1924
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Liverpool
T3
Bankstown Line
towards Central

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

History

Villawood station opened on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents Park to Cabramatta.[1][2]

To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.

Platforms & services

Historically, Villawood was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Villawood is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool - City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[3][4]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe 2 services on weekdays
services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown
2 services to Liverpool

Transport links

Transdev NSW operates three routes via Villawood station:

Villawood station is served by one NightRide route:[7]

References

  1. Villawood Station NSWrail.net
  2. Villawood Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. "T2: Inner West & South line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 13 December 2015.
  4. "T3: Bankstown line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
  5. 1 2 "Routes 905 and S4 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.
  6. "Route 907 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.
  7. NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW

External links

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