Holsworthy railway station, Sydney

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Holsworthy
Airport & East Hills Line
Station code HSW
Suburb Holsworthy
Street(s) Macarthur Dr
Distance from Central Station 26.76 km
Altitude (above sea level)  ? m
Types of stopping trains Suburban all stops
Suburban limited 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 Handicapped/disabled access Yes
Station facilities Link

Holsworthy railway station is on the East Hills railway line, Sydney. The station serves the suburbs of Holsworthy (including the adjoining military base), Hammondville and Wattle Grove. The station is a modern concrete and steel construction, and has an island plaftorm with a commuter carpark. Holsworthy station is linked to City of Liverpool by bus routes 901 and 902 served by Veolia Transport NSW [1]. A lift and stairs connect the pedestrian overbridge with the platform.

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[edit] History

The station was built in 1987 as the only intermediate station on the East Hills line extension between East Hills and the Main South Line at Glenfield[2].

[edit] Platforms/Services

Holsworthy is generally served by limited stops trains between Campbelltown and the city every 15 minutes during peak times and half hourly at other times[3]. As is the convention in Sydney, platform 1 is for Sydney bound trains, and platform 2 is for Campbelltown bound trains.

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

[edit] Transport Links

Veolia Transport runs three routes to and from Holsworthy railway station:

[edit] Trackplan


[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ Veolia Transport NSW. Veolia. Retrieved on 25 January 2007.
  2. ^ East Hills Line. Nswrail.net. Retrieved on 3 January 2007.
  3. ^ CityRail Timetables. CityRail. Retrieved on 22 April 2007.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station
(inbound)		 Line Following Station
(outbound)
East Hills
Airport & East Hills Line
Glenfield