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Moss Vale
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| Southern Highlands Line | |
| CountryLink Southern | |
| Station code | MSV |
| Town | Moss Vale |
| Street(s) | Bay Street |
| Distance from Central Station | 145.71 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | 674.28 m |
| Types of stopping trains | Intercity CountryLink |
| Number of platforms | 3 (2 in use) |
| Number of tracks | 9 |
| Platform arrangement | 1 Island |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | No |
| Transfers available | Bus |
| Disabled access | Yes (Assisted) |
| Station facilities | Link |
Moss Vale Railway Station is a station and intermediate terminus of the Southern Highlands line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in on 2 December 1867 as Sutton Forest, but was renamed to Moss Vale ten years later.[1] It is served by the diesel railcars that use the Southern Highlands Line, but is also served by CountryLink services running between Sydney and Melbourne, Canberra and Griffith.
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The station has an unusually wide island platform, which is connected to the station entrance and the street by a pedestrian overpass. The platform included a garden and a private dining room for Governor Belmore who spent the summers in nearby Throsby Park from 1870 to 1872.[2] There is effectively Easy Access to the station. Platform 2 of the station contains a cafe. At the north end there is a dock platform, which was previously used for passenger trains that used the connecting line to Wollongong, the junction for which is just north of the station. Since regular passenger trains no longer use this line (apart from an occasional heritage service), the platform is usually unused except as a storage for freight engines.
There is a grassy area at the south end of the station, with picnic tables in between the platforms.
Since the station is an intermediate terminus for the line, with only a few services continuing further south to Goulburn, the station has a large stabling yard for the Endeavour railcars that use the line. They can be stored here overnight, stabled, and fuelled, but are serviced in Eveleigh or Broadmeadow Service Centres.
The station is part of the Southern Highlands Line which has an infrequent service, with trains running approximately every 1.5 to 2 hours. Most trains on the line terminate here, with only three trains a day each way on weekdays, and two trains on weekends serving the stations further south of Moss Vale. These trains only come in the early morning and in the evenings. During the daytime on weekdays there is a replacement bus service heading south in the late morning, and heading north in the afternoon. The station is also served by four CountryLink services each way; 2 XPT services to Melbourne, and 2 Xplorer services to Canberra. On Saturdays, the morning Canberra service which divides at Goulburn also proceeds to Griffith, the return journey arriving with the afternoon service from Canberra on Sunday.
| Platform | Line | Stopping Pattern | Notes |
| Southern Highlands Line | Terminating intercity services, returning northbound to Campbelltown and Sydney Terminal (via either the South Line or the East Hills Line) | ||
| CountryLink Southern | Country services to Sydney (4 per day) | ||
| Southern Highlands Line | Terminating services, intercity services to Goulburn | ||
| CountryLink Southern | Country services to Canberra (2 per day), Melbourne (2 per day) and Griffith (1 per week) | ||
| Dock platform | not in regular use | Occasional heritage services to the South Coast via Robertson | Previously used for passenger trains to Wollongong. |
Kennedys Bus Service runs one route to and from Moss Vale railway station:
| Preceding station | NSW Main lines | Following station | ||
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towards Albury
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Main Southern Line |
towards Sydney
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| Preceding station | NSW Country lines | Following station | ||
| Terminus | Unanderra-Moss Vale Line |
towards Unanderra
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| Preceding station | CityRail | Following station | ||
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towards Goulburn
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Southern Highlands Line |
towards Central
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| Preceding station | CountryLink | Following station | ||
| CountryLink Southern
Griffith Xplorer
Canberra Xplorer |
towards Sydney
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towards Melbourne
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CountryLink Southern
Melbourne XPT
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towards Sydney
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The station has an adjoining bus stop, which is served by the South Coast (Wollongong) to Southern Highlands (Bundanoon) CityRail bus route which operates via Robertson. One service comes from Bundanoon in the early morning heading to Wollongong and a return service from Wollongong to Bundanoon operates in the evening. Three other services depart from this station to Wollongong: one in the early morning, one in the early afternoon and another the early evening. Return services for these arrive in the early and late mornings.