Menangle Park railway station, New South Wales

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Menangle Park

Southern Highlands Line
Station code	MEK
Town	Menangle Park
Street(s)	Racecourse Drive
Distance from Central Station	62.85 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Intercity
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	2 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	-
Disabled access	Yes (Assisted)
Station facilities	Link

Menangle Park Railway Station is a station on the Southern Highlands line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Menangle Park, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened on 26 September 1937.

The station has two side platforms that serve the diesel railcars that use the line. Passengers are required to cross the tracks on a pedestrian level crossing at the northern end of the station to access the opposite platform. There is Easy Access to the station, with the assistance of a friend or carer.

1 Service
2 History
3 Gallery
4 Neighbouring stations
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Service

The station has a reasonably infrequent service, with trains between Moss Vale and Sydney approximately every 1.5 to 2 hours, and only 3 trains on weekdays and 2 on weekends proceeding further to Goulburn. The trains to Goulburn only come in the early morning and in the evenings.

Platform 1:

Southern Highlands Line - intercity services to Campbelltown and Central.

Platform 2:

Southern Highlands Line - intercity services to Moss Vale and Goulburn.

Connecting services: Busways runs one route via Menangle Park railway station:

892 - Between Menangle and Campbelltown.

[edit] History

Menangle Park used to have two additional platforms and run rounds serving the adjacent racecourse of the same name. These sidings opened in 1914 and closed in 1963,^[1] but the brick platforms are still there.