Port Kembla North railway station
Port Kembla North railway station is a single-platform intercity train station located in Port Kembla, Australia, on the South Coast railway line's Port Kembla branch. The station serves NSW TrainLink trains traveling south to Port Kembla Station and north to Wollongong and Sydney.[6] The station was one of 23 on the metropolitan rail network to record an average of fewer than one passenger per day in 2014.[7]
Port Kembla North | |||||||||||
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Eastbound station footbridge view in October 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Flinders Street, Port Kembla New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°28′23″S 150°53′17″E / 34.4730°S 150.8881°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 14 metres (46 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Port Kembla railway line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 88.771 km from Central[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (197 metres)[1] | ||||||||||
| Train operators | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Not accessible | ||||||||||
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| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 9 March 1936[2] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 4 February 1986[3] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[5] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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History edit
The wharves, mills and factories that today characterise Port Kembla began to develop in the early part of the 20th century. The railway from the main South Coast line to the new port was completed in July 1916, but the only station, Mount Drummond, was at the northern end. A single-platform station near the Outer Harbour, called Port Kembla, opened in January 1920.[8] A second station for the suburb, called Port Kembla North, opened in March 1936, at the southern boundary of the vast Australian Iron & Steel site – the year after the enterprise was acquired by BHP.[2][9]
The station has no platform building – save for a small waiting shed and services hut – and is not staffed. Electric multiple unit trains began to service the station from February 1986 and electronic ticketing facilities were activated in 2014.[10]
Platforms and Services edit
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Port Kembla, Thirroul & Waterfall 1 weekday morning peak & 4 weekend late night services to Bondi Junction | [6] |
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References edit
- ^ a b Asset Standards Authority (30 April 2015). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ a b Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Port Kembla North Station".
- ^ Office of Environment & Heritage (9 October 2009). "Wollongong Railway Station Group".
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics (March 2015). . Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Port Kembla Station".
- ^ Australia's Industry World, Port Kembla. "HSC Geography Case Study; A Brief History of the Steel Industry at Port Kembla".
- ^ Opal card available on all Sydney trains by next Friday Sydney Morning Herald 20 March 2014
External links edit
- Media related to Port Kembla North railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Port Kembla North station details Transport for New South Wales