Hurstville railway station, Sydney
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Hurstville
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| Station code | HVL |
| Suburb | Hurstville |
| Street(s) | Ormonde Pde |
| Distance from Central Station | 14.84 km |
| Station Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops Intercity |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Number of tracks | 4 |
| Platform arrangement | 2 Island |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | Yes |
| Transfers available | Bus |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Station facilities | Link |
Hurstville is a major railway station on the CityRail Illawarra Line. Located in the southern suburb of Hurstville in Sydney, new South Wales, Australia it serves a residential and commercial area. The station is a major stop on the Illawarra line and is also a stop for interurban trains of the South Coast Line. The station marks the end of the four track section from Illawarra Junction at Redfern; the line continues as two tracks south from this point. Several sidings to the south of the station allow stabling of passenger trains during off-peak periods.
Hurstville railway station is covered almost over its entire length by the 'Hurstville Supercentre' shopping mall, one of the first suburban stations in Sydney to receive such treatment of it's overhead airspace. Access to the station is now through this mall. The station is arranged as two island platforms and is served by both stairs and lifts. Hurtville was one of the first suburban stations to receive LED passenger information boards on the platforms in the early 1990s. Located nearby is Westfield Hurstville, bus interchanges (serviced by Sydney Buses, Punchbowl Buses and Veolia NSW) and a significant enclave of office towers.
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[edit] History
The Illawarra line opened through Hurstville in 1884[1]. In 1920, five people were killed when a train shunted into the back of a locomotive at the station. Electrification to Oatley occurred in the 1920s and this was the first section of electrified line in Sydney. In 1965, the Supercentre shopping mall was built above the platforms, the original station buildings survived underneath until demolished during refurbishment in the early 1990s; meanwhile the Supercentre has been run down over the years. There have been plans to build several residential towers above the station[2] but these plans have have been shelved over safety concerns [3]. Instead the Supercentre is undergoing extensive refurbishment, and will be renamed Hurstville Central when the renovation works are complete in mid-2008.
[edit] Services
Basic off-peak and weekend service is for 2 trains per hour limited stops south to Cronulla and 2 trains per hour limited stops south to Waterfall, 4 trains per hour limited stops to the city and 2 trains per hour all-stops to the city. This frequency is doubled during weekday peak periods. 1-2 trains per hour stop here on there way south to Kiama or Port Kembla on the South Coast Line.
[edit] Gallery
 Hurstville railway station tickets |
 Hurstville railway station entry |
[edit] Trackplan
[edit] References
- ^ History of Hurstville. Hurstville City Council. Retrieved on December 23, 2007.
- ^ On track - railway views drawing developers' gaze. Sydney Morning Herald, 13 Sept 2003. Retrieved on December 23, 2007.
- ^ Safety risk stops rail apartments. Sydney Morning Herald, 4 Dec 2004. Retrieved on March 20, 2007.
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