Carlton railway station, Sydney

Carlton
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Station code CLJ
Suburb Carlton
Street(s) Railway Parade
Distance from Central Station 12.74 km
Altitude (above sea level) ? m
Types of stopping trains Suburban all stops
Number of platforms 4
Number of tracks 4
Platform arrangement 2 Island
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers no
Transfers available Bus
Disabled access Yes
Station facilities Link

Carlton railway station is located on the CityRail Illawarra line in the southern Sydney suburb of Carlton. The station opened in 1887. [1] It is the closest station to WIN Jubilee Stadium, the northern home ground of the St George Illawarra Dragons, and has signage advertising this fact.

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Platforms and services

Intercity services to and from Wollongong on the South Coast line stop at Carlton on days when NRL games are played at WIN Jubilee Stadium.

The station is served by two trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line weekday peak hour all-stations services to Bondi Junction via Central
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line weekday peak hour all-stations services to Hurstville, Mortdale or Sutherland via Hurstville
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line off-peak and weekend all-stations services to Bondi Junction via Central
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line off-peak and weekend all-stations services to Mortdale, Sutherland or Waterfall via Hurstville

Accessibility

The station was upgraded to Easy Access status in 2008 with the provision of four lifts connecting Carlton Parade and Railway Parade and the platforms.

Transport links

Veolia Transport runs one route via Carlton station:

NightRide runs two routes via Carlton station:

Trackplan

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   CityRail   Following station
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line

References

  1. ^ Carlton station NSWrail.net, accessed 12 October 2010.

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