Bowral railway station

Bowral
Station statistics
Address	Station Street, Bowral New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	34°28′40″S 150°25′00″E / 34.477906°S 150.41679°E / -34.477906; 150.41679Coordinates: 34°28′40″S 150°25′00″E / 34.477906°S 150.41679°E / -34.477906; 150.41679
Elevation	666 metres (2,185 ft)
Line(s)	Southern Highlands line
Connections	Bus
Distance	136.34 km (84.72 mi) from Central
Structure type	Ground
Platforms	2 (2 side)
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	1867
Accessible
Station code	BWL
Owned by	RailCorp
Operator	NSW TrainLink
Website	Bowral
Services
Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station Burradoo towards Albury Main Southern Line Mittagong towards Sydney Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Burradoo towards Goulburn Southern Highlands Line Mittagong towards Central Moss Vale towards Griffith or Canberra NSW TrainLink Southern Griffith Xplorer Canberra Xplorer Mittagong towards Sydney

Bowral Railway Station is a station on the Southern Highlands line of the NSW TrainLink intercity network, serving the large town of Bowral, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened on 2 December 1867. The station has two platforms that serve the diesel railcars that use the line as well as NSW TrainLink services between Sydney, and Melbourne, Canberra, and Griffith.

The platforms are not connected, and passengers are required to cross the tracks on an adjoining footbridge. The station has recently been upgraded to allow Easy Access to both platforms.

Platforms and services

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. There are also 2 NSW Trainlink services per day in each direction - two Xplorer services to Canberra and 2 to Sydney. On the weekend, the morning Canberra service divides at Goulburn, with half of the train proceeding to Griffith; this train returns with the Sunday afternoon service from Canberra to Sydney.

Transport links

Berrima Coaches runs five routes to and from Bowral railway station:

• 806 - to Bargo.
• 807 - to High Range.
• 808 - to Kangaloon.
• 811 - Between Willow Vale and Moss Vale.
• 816 - Between Mittagong and Moss Vale.

Connecting services

The station has an adjoining bus stop, which is served by the South Coast (Wollongong) to Southern Highlands (Bundanoon) NSW TrainLink 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 come from Moss Vale station, heading for Wollongong: one in the early morning, one in the early afternoon and another the early evening. Return services to Moss Vale arrive in the early and late mornings.

Additionally, the station serves the Bowral to Picton (Loop Line - via Thirlmere) bus line that runs to the towns served by the old Main South railway alignment between Mittagong and Picton. Three services from Picton arrive in the morning, and 3 services to Picton depart from the bus stop in the afternoon. These services only run on weekdays.

Image gallery

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  Platform 1

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  Platform 2

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  The front of the station building connected to platform 2

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  Bridge linking platforms with lifts on each platform

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  Looking south to the bridge linking platforms

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  Looking on the platforms from bridge during easy access upgrade

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  Middle of platform 1

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  Stairs leading down to platform 1 and ticket office

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  Building on platform 1

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  Looking south on platform 1

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  Ramp leading to platform 1 at the north end

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  Ramp leading to platform 2

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  Pedestrian walkway on the bridge

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  Entrance to the waiting room

External links

• Sydney Trains - Bowral station details