Gerringong railway station, New South Wales
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Gerringong
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| South Coast Line | |
| Station code | GOG |
| Town | Gerringong |
| Street(s) | Grey St |
| Distance from Central Station | 128.56 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | 18 m |
| Types of stopping trains | Intercity |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Platform arrangement | 1 Side |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | No |
| Transfers available | None |
Disabled access  |
Yes (Assisted) |
| Station facilities | Link |
Gerringong Railway Station is a side platformed regional railway station in the town of Gerringong, which is located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Managed by Railcorp and run by its subsidiary CityRail, the station is located on the intercity South Coast Line.[1] The station is located on Grey St, on the edge of Gerringong village, next to the Princes Highway and the southern exit road from the town.[2]
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[edit] Platforms/Service
Platform 1:
- South Coast Line - intercity services to Kiama; intercity services to Bomaderry (Nowra).
[edit] Accessibility
Gerringong station has a side platform with near street level access. It therefore has close to Easy Access for wheelchairs.
[edit] Shunting
Gerringong used to have a siding for the Dairy Company, which consisted of a single lead trailing to Sydney bound trains. This meant that it was easy to shunt to pick up loaded wagons bound for Sydney, but not easy to leave empty wagons from Sydney.
A special method was therefore used to shunt the siding in the Nowra bound direction. The train would stop before the turnout to the siding and both ends of the milk wagon(s) were uncoupled. The train would rush forward, giving the milk wagons a momentary tug, and as soon as the front part of the train had cleared the turnout, the turnout would be changed into the siding and the milk wagons would coast into the siding where the guard would apply the brakes at the appropriate time. The locomotive would then reverse to pick up the remainder of the train.
[edit] See also
- Gerringong railway station, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
[edit] References
- ^ Rail Corporation New South Wales, "CityRail: Network Maps: Downloadable Network Map" (PDF). Accessed 26 June 2007.
- ^ Location is at with postcode 2534.
- ARHS Bulletin - October 1995 - pp291-294.
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