Thirroul railway station, New South Wales

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Thirroul
South Coast Line
Station code	TRL
Town	Thirroul
Street(s)	Railway Pde
Distance from Central Station	70.24 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Intercity
Number of platforms	3
Number of tracks	4
Platform arrangement	1 Side 1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Thirroul is a railway station on the South Coast Line of the CityRail interurban network in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the suburb of Thirroul, one of the most northerly suburbs of Wollongong.

The station has three platforms, one side platforms for trains to Sydney, a platform for trains to Wollongong, Port Kembla and Bomaderry, and a third for terminating trains. It is served by one train per hour during the off-peak to and from Sydney (with more trains during peak hours), but it is also a terminus for local Wollongong services which run through the northern suburbs of Wollongong and out on the branch line to Port Kembla. These services are in use especially during weekday off-peak periods, and lets the Intercity trains skip through the Wollongong suburbs.

The station recently had lifts installed, and so has Easy Access for disabled commuters.

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

[edit] Platforms/Service

Platform 1:

• South Coast Line - intercity services to Sydney Terminal; peak hour intercity services to Bondi Junction.

Platform 2:

• South Coast Line - intercity services to Wollongong, Port Kembla, Dapto and Kiama.

Platform 3:

• South Coast Line - terminating services; intercity services to Wollongong and Port Kembla.

[edit] Transport Links

Dion's Bus Service runs two routes via Thirroul railway station:

• 1 - Between Austinmer and University of Wollongong.
• 2 - Between Stanwell Park and Wollongong.

[edit] See also

• Thirroul railway station, New South Wales is at coordinates 34°19′05″S 150°55′08″E / -34.317929, 150.918803 (Thirroul railway station, New South Wales)Coordinates: 34°19′05″S 150°55′08″E / -34.317929, 150.918803 (Thirroul railway station, New South Wales)

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Austinmer	South Coast Line	Bulli