Douglas Park railway station
Douglas Park railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Douglas Park, opening on 1 July 1863 as "Douglass Park" upon the opening of the Menangle to Picton railway extension,[2] the station was originally a halt where trains would stop by signal only.[3]
Douglas Park | |||||||||||
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Northbound view from Platform 1 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Camden Road, Douglas Park Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°11′00″S 150°42′36″E / 34.183237°S 150.710117°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 124 metres (407 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||
| Distance | 56.6 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | DPK | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 6 September 1869 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Douglass Park | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 50 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 264 | ||||||||||
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The station first appeared in the Great Southern Railway timetable on 29 June 1863 as a footnote indicating that trains will stop at the station if required.[4] It could receive up to 3 Up trains and 3 Down trains during weekdays. The journey time to Campbelltown was approximately 30-35 minutes. The journey time to Sydney was approximately 2 hours (depending on wait times at Campbelltown).
The station was renamed on 31 July 1891. It was relocated to its present site on 13 June 1892.[5]
Platforms and services Edit
Douglas Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn.[6]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Campbelltown 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central | [6] | |
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| 2 | services to Moss Vale evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend) | [6] |
References Edit
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "THE PICTON EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY". Empire. 1 July 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO PICTON". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "NEW SOUTH WALES". New South Wales Government Gazette. 29 June 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Douglas Park Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links Edit
- Media related to Douglas Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Park station details Transport for New South Wales