Albion Park railway station

Albion Park
South Coast Line
Station code ALP
Suburb Albion Park
Street(s) Princes Highway
Distance from Central Station 103.34 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 Bus
Disabled access Yes (Assisted)
Station facilities Link

Albion Park railway station is on the Cityrail South Coast line in New South Wales, serving the township of Albion Park Rail. This township is east of the town of Albion Park proper. The station opened in 1887 (as Oak Flats),[1] and a second platform was opened in 2001 as part of the extension of electrification to Kiama.[2] A station 3 km north of the present station opened in 1887 as 'Albion Park', but was later renamed 'Yallah'[3] and closed in 1974.[4]

Albion Park has approximately one service to Sydney Terminal and one to Kiama every hour, during weekdays. Passengers heading to Nowra must change at Kiama for a shuttle service to Nowra, however some peak hour services continue to Nowra.

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Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes
South Coast Line Intercity services to Dapto, Wollongong and Sydney Terminal
South Coast Line Intercity services to Kiama; Peak Intercity services to Bomaderry

Transport links

Premier Illawarra runs seven routes to and fron Albion Park railway station: 37 - Wollongong Loop 51 - to University of Wollongong 57 - Wollongong Loop 77 - to Shellharbour District

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Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   CityRail   Following station
South Coast Line
towards Central

References

  1. ^ "Albion Park railway station". www.nswrail.net. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Albion+Park&line=NSW:south_coast:0. Retrieved 2007-06-26. 
  2. ^ Gullick, J. Kiama Electrification- some facts and figures. Railway Digest, January 2002.
  3. ^ Wollongong City Library Yallah History, accessed 10 July 2007
  4. ^ "Yallah railway station". www.nswrail.net. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Yallah&line=NSW:south_coast:0. Retrieved 2007-07-10.