Katoomba railway station, New South Wales

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Katoomba
Blue Mountains Line
Station code	KTO
Town	Katoomba
Street(s)	Goldsmith Pl
Distance from Central Station	109.94 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Intercity CountryLink
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Katoomba railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the popular tourist town of Katoomba in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the main stations in the Blue Mountains area. It opened in 1874^[1].

The station has an island platform and is served by one train each way per hour in off-peak, with additional services during peak hours. The station is the terminus for every second train on the line; all other trains proceed to Mount Victoria or Lithgow.

Contents 1 Platforms/Service 2 Transport Links 3 Neighbouring stations 4 References

[edit] Platforms/Service

Platform 1:

• Blue Mountains Line - intercity services to Penrith and Central.
• Countrylink Western - country services to Sydney (1 per day, 2 on Tuesdays).

Platform 2:

• Countrylink Western - country services to Dubbo (1 per day) and Broken Hill (1 per week).
• Blue Mountains Line - intercity services to Mt Victoria and Lithgow.

[edit] Transport Links

Blue Mountains Bus Company runs seven routes to and from Katoomba railway station:

• Route 685 - to North Wentworth Falls.
• Route 686 - to Scenic World.
• Route 690 - to Springwood.
• Route 695 - to South Leura.
• Route 696 - to South Katoomba.
• Route 697 - to North Katoomba.
• Route 698 - to Mount Victoria.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Leura	Blue Mountains Line	Medlow Bath

Preceding station		CountryLink		Following station
Lithgow towards Broken Hill or Dubbo	CountryLink Western			Penrith towards Sydney

[edit] References

• Katoomba railway station, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°42′43″S 150°18′41″E / -33.71196111, 150.3114389 (Katoomba railway station, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°42′43″S 150°18′41″E / -33.71196111, 150.3114389 (Katoomba railway station, New South Wales)