Penshurst railway station, Sydney

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Penshurst

Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Station code	PHS
Suburb	Penshurst
Street(s)	Bridge St
Distance from Central Station	16.13 km
Station Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Penshurst is a railway station on the Illawarra line of the CityRail network in Sydney. Located in the Sydney suburb of Penshurst, it serves a residential area. It has an island platform. The tracks through Penshurst are signalled for bi-directional operation, although this is only used in emergency situations.

[edit] Service

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

[edit] Accessibility

The station has stairs leading to an overbridge connected to the streets on either side, and thus does not have Easy Access for wheelchairs. An Easy Access upgrade is currently (2007) in progress.