Campbelltown railway station, Sydney

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Campbelltown
Southern Highlands Line
Airport & East Hills Line
South Line
Cumberland Line
Station code	CAM
Suburb	Campbelltown
Street(s)	Hurley St
Distance from Central Station	54.71 km
Station Altitude (above sea level)	64 m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops Intercity CountryLink
Number of platforms	4
Number of tracks	?
Platform arrangement	1 Island 1 side 1 Terminating
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Bus Train
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Campbelltown railway station is located in Campbelltown, a city on the south-western periphery of Sydney, Australia. It is officially located on the South line of the CityRail network, but also services the Airport and East Hills Line, and is the main terminus of the Cumberland Line and the intercity Southern Highlands Line.

Contents 1 History 2 Accessibility 3 Neighbouring stations 4 References

[edit] History

The station was opened on 17 May 1858. At one time it was the junction for the Campbelltown-Camden line but this branch line was removed in 1963.^[1] Campbelltown is on the main railway line connecting Sydney with Canberra and Melbourne. Services to Campbelltown have been electrified since 5 May 1968.^[2]

[edit] Accessibility

The station is equipped for Easy Access for wheelchairs.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Glenfield (Limited services only)	Southern Highlands Line	Macarthur
Leumeah	Airport & East Hills Line	Macarthur
Leumeah	South Line	terminus
terminus	Cumberland Line Campbelltown → Blacktown	Leumeah

Countrylink Southern
Strathfield	↔	Campbelltown	↔	Mittagong (Canberra Xplorer) (Griffith Xplorer) Moss Vale (Melbourne XPT)

[edit] References

1. ^ Bozier, Rolfe, New South Wales Railways: Camden Line, Accessed 11 December, 2006
2. ^ Neety's Train Page: Electrication, Accessed 11 December, 2006.