Bombo railway station, New South Wales

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Bombo

South Coast Line
Station code	BMB
Suburb	Bombo
Street(s)	Princes Hwy
Distance from Central Station	117.55 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Intercity
Number of platforms	1
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	None
Disabled access	Yes (Assisted)
Station facilities	Link

Bombo is a CityRail railway station on the South Coast railway line. The station opened on 9 November 1887 as North Kiama, but was renamed to Kiama on 1 May 1889. When the line was extended to Bomaderry, opening on 2 June 1893, and a new station was built at Kiama township itself, the station was renamed to North Kiama, then the name was finally changed to Bombo in June 1907.^[1] The station serves the adjacent beach, Bombo Beach, and the suburb of North Kiama. Bombo station probably deserves the distinction of being the closest to the ocean in Australia, being virtually on the beach. In 1974, a violent storm carried sand and sea foam across the railway line and the adjacent Princes Highway into Kiama cemetery.

The station has 1 side platform, but has a platformless crossing loop and an extra siding, both of which are often used for passing freight trains. There is a quarry next to the station.