Lysaghts railway station

Railway station in New South Wales, Australia

34°27′13″S 150°52′33″E / 34.4535°S 150.8759°E / -34.4535; 150.8759Elevation5 metres (16 ft)Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityLine(s)Port Kembla railway lineDistance86.267 km from Central[1]Platforms2 (side), 134 and 150 metres[1]Train operatorsNSW TrainLinkConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeAccessibleNot accessibleOther informationWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened30 May 1938; 85 years ago (1938-05-30)[2]Electrified4 February 1986; 38 years ago (1986-02-04)[3]Passengers2023[5]
  • <500 (year)(daily)[4]
  • <1 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Cringila
towards Port Kembla
 South Coast Line Coniston

Lysaghts railway station is an intercity train station located in Spring Hill, New South Wales, Australia, on the South Coast railway line's Port Kembla branch. The station serves NSW TrainLink trains travelling south to Port Kembla and north to Wollongong and Sydney.[6] The station is surrounded on both sides by the Lysaght factory at Spring Hill. Trains only stop on request. There is no way out of the station unless commuters work at the neighbouring steelworks.

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]

History

John Lysaght commenced operations in 1918, and began manufacturing galvanised steel at Spring Hill in 1936.[8] As the Port Kembla branch line, which opened in 1916,[9] cut through the Lysaght site, a station was established in 1938 to cater to the company's workforce. The station has minimal facilities beyond its original skillion-roofed waiting shed and a 1986 pedestrian footbridge.[citation needed]

Platforms and Services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1
SCO
 services to Thirroul & Waterfall
1 weekday morning peak & 4 weekend late night services to Bondi Junction		 request stop[6]
2
SCO
 services to Port Kembla request stop[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Asset Standards Authority (30 April 2015). "Train Operating Conditions (TOC) Manual – Track Diagrams (version 3.0)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Lysaghts Station".
  3. ^ Office of Environment & Heritage (9 October 2009). "Wollongong Railway Station Group".
  4. ^ The data displays 'Less than 50 for all months'
  5. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics (March 2015). "Summary of train journeys (official patronage figures)". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. ^ Bluescope Lysaght (12 April 2011). "Major Milestone for LYSAGHT Brand". Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  9. ^ Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Port Kembla branch".

External links

  • Media related to Lysaghts railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Lysaghts station details Transport for New South Wales
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