Southern Highlands railway line, New South Wales

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Southern Highlands line
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Overview
Mode Regional rail line
Coach service
Area
Map colour Green/Grey
Owner CityRail
Design
Length 225 km
Stations 22
Connects Central
Picton
Moss Vale
Mittagong
Goulburn
Picton and Bowral linked by coach
1863 Opened
Operations
Operator(s) CityRail
Fleet Endeavour railcars
Depot(s) Moss Vale
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The Southern Highlands Line is part of the CityRail outer suburban network. Its main service area is the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, including the main focal points of Moss Vale and Goulburn. The line is exclusively serviced by diesel Endeavour trains, most being two cars long (although some four-car services operate during peak periods). It is coloured green on a grey background on CityRail maps and other promotional material.

For the most part, CityRail Southern Highlands Line services no longer travel through the suburban network. Most instead terminate at Campbelltown, with commuters requiring a change to a suburban service to proceed further. Only two services on weekends (one to/from Goulburn, and one to/from Moss Vale) operate directly to Central. These travel through the suburban network via the Airport and East Hills Line and Sydenham.

Other than CityRail and freight services, this line is also used by CountryLink's southern services, including XPTs to Melbourne (Spencer Street) twice daily, and XPLORER services to Canberra (twice daily) and Griffith (once weekly).

[edit] Stations

Name of Station Code TravelPass Zone Serving Suburbs Pattern stops at this station Connections
Southern Highlands Line
Central
(limited services)
SYD Red Central, Strawberry Hills, Ultimo, Surrey Hills North Shore Line, Western Line, Inner West Line, South Line, Airport & East Hills Line, Bankstown Line, Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, Northern Line, South Coast Line, Blue Mountains Line, Newcastle and Central Coast Line
Glenfield
(limited services)
GFD Purple Glenfield Airport and East Hills Line, South Line, Cumberland Line
Campbelltown CAM Purple Campbelltown Airport and East Hills Line, South Line, Cumberland Line
Macarthur MCU Purple Ambarvale, Blair Athol, Glen Alpine Airport and East Hills Line
Menangle Park MEK - Menangle Park, Gilead
Menangle MGE - Menangle
Douglas Park DPK - Douglas Park
Picton PIC - Picton Bowral to Picton (Loop Line) Bus Service
Tahmoor TAH - Tahmoor, Couridjah
Bargo BZG - Bargo, Yanderra
Yerrinbool YEB - Yerrinbool
Mittagong MIT - Mittagong Bowral to Picton (Loop Line) Bus Service
Bowral BWL - Bowral Bowral to Picton (Loop Line) Bus Service
South Coast to Southern Highlands Bus Service
Burradoo BUO - Burradoo
Moss Vale MSV - Moss Vale, Bong Bong South Coast to Southern Highlands Bus Service
Exeter EXT - Exeter South Coast to Southern Highlands Bus Service
Bundanoon BUN - Bundanoon South Coast to Southern Highlands Bus Service
Penrose PRS - Penrose
Wingello WNE - Wingello
Tallong TJG - Tallong
Marulan MRX - Marulan
Goulburn GUL - Goulburn

[edit] Stopping Patterns

  • Pattern 1: Goulburn, all stations to Campbelltown and vice-versa (early morning, morning peak hours, late evening (weekdays)).*
  • Pattern 2: Moss Vale, all stations to Campbelltown (peak and off-peak).
  • Pattern 3: Goulburn, all to Moss Vale, Bowral, Mittagong, Picton, Macarthur, Campbelltown, Central (one morning peak express service to Central only).
  • Pattern 4: Goulburn, all to Moss Vale and vice-versa (early morning and late evening on weekends and public holidays only).
  • Pattern 5: Goulburn, all to Moss Vale, Bowral, Mittagong, Bargo, Tahmoor, Picton, Macarthur, Campbelltown, Glenfield and Central (one service to Central in morning, one service to Goulburn in evening, weekends and public holidays only).
Note: means that not all services on this pattern service this station:

* Some services continue to Central (but do not stop at Glenfield).

† Some services continue to Central, also stopping at Glenfield.

Major public transport infrastructure in metropolitan New South Wales
Commuter bus: 100 series | 200 series | 300 series | 400 series | 500 series | 600 series | 700 series | 800 series | 900 series | Blue Mountains | Central Coast | Illawarra | Newcastle | NightRide
Rapid bus: Liverpool-Parramatta T-way | North-West T-way (under construction)
Commuter rail: Airport & East Hills Line | Bankstown Line | Carlingford Line | City Circle | Cronulla Line | Cumberland Line | Eastern Suburbs Line | Illawarra Line | Inner West Line | North Shore Line | Northern Line | Olympic Park Line | South Line | Western Line
Under construction / planning: CBD Rail Link | Epping to Chatswood Line | North West Rail Link | South West Rail Link
Regional rail: Blue Mountains Line | Hunter Lines | Newcastle & Central Coast Line | Picton to Bowral Line | South Coast Line | South Coast to Southern Highlands Line | Southern Highlands Line
Other rail: Metro Light Rail | Metro Monorail
Commuter ferry: Eastern Suburbs | Hunter River | Inner Harbour | Lane Cove River | Manly | Parramatta River | Pittwater | Port Hacking | Taronga Zoo
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