Stanwell Park railway station, New South Wales

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Stanwell Park
South Coast Line
Station code	SWP
Town	Stanwell Park
Street(s)	Railway Crecent
Distance from Central Station	55.95 km
Station Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Intercity
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	2 side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Stanwell Park Railway Station is a CityRail railway station on Sydney's South Coast railway line. It serves the town of Stanwell Park on the northern end of the Illawarra Escarpment. The current station is the third one to be built due to line realignments over the last century.

Stanwell Park is one of the few railway stations serving an open ocean beach in Sydney area and is popular with surfers. The station has two side platforms, on a sharp curve.

The station is served by one train per hour for most of the time, with additional trains at weekday peak hours.

The station has street access to both platforms, connected by a tunnel passing under the line with stairs. This does not allow for the station to be classed as having Easy Access for wheelchairs.

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Otford	South Coast Line	Coalcliff

[edit] buildings and railway history

• The Stanwell Park Viaduct spans the deep Stanwell Creek Gorge and is largest of its type in Australia with 65 m above ground at its highest point.

• The Otford Tunnel is historical and is situated on the former railway track which was at the position of today's Lawrence Hargrave Drive. It is a 565m single track tunnel and was opend and closed 3-Oct-1888 and 10-Oct-1920, respectively.