Cronulla railway station, Sydney

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Cronulla
Illawarra & Eastern Suburbs Line
Station code CNL
Suburb Cronulla
Street(s) Cronulla St
Distance from Central Station 34.81 km
Station Altitude (above sea level)  ? m
Types of stopping trains Suburban all stops
Suburban limited stops
Number of platforms 2
Number of tracks 4
Platform arrangement 1 Side
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers No
Transfers available Bus
Ferry
Disabled access Yes
Station facilities Link
Cronulla station has a double length platform
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Cronulla station has a double length platform

Cronulla railway station is a railway station on the Cityrail network, a short distance from Cronulla Beach of Sydney, Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. It is the eastern terminus of a single line railway from Sutherland, New South Wales. The station is unusual in that the two platforms are situated end to end, rather than side by side. The station has Easy Access for wheelchairs because the platforms are at street level.

[edit] Clearways

Cronulla track layout under the CityRailClearways Plan
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Cronulla track layout under the CityRailClearways Plan

Under the CityRail Clearways Project the single line to Cronulla will be duplicated. As a result, train stabling east of Cronulla will be replaced by stabling sidings opposite platform 2.

[edit] Troubles

Violence occurred in the station during the 2005 Cronulla riots. [1]

Preceding Station
(inbound)
Line Following Station
(outbound)
Woolooware
Illawarra Line
(Cronulla Branch)
terminus


Coordinates: -34.055648° 151.151472°