Dapto railway station

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Dapto
Station statistics
Address Station Street, Dapto
New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 34°29′33″S 150°47′31″E / 34.492427°S 150.791838°E / -34.492427; 150.791838Coordinates: 34°29′33″S 150°47′31″E / 34.492427°S 150.791838°E / -34.492427; 150.791838
Line(s) South Coast line
Connections Bus
Distance 95.05 km (59.06 mi) from Central
Structure type Ground
Platforms 3 (2 side, 1 dock)
Tracks 3
Other information
Accessible
Station code DAP
Owned by RailCorp
Operator NSW TrainLink
Website Dapto
Services
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
Albion Park
towards Bomaderry (Nowra)
 South Coast Line
Kembla Grange Racecourse
towards Central

Dapto is a NSW TrainLink Intercity railway station on the South Coast railway line. It serves the suburb of Dapto the southernmost suburb of Wollongong. The original Dapto railway station was constructed in 1880. In November 2000, it was added to the state heritage list.[1]

The station has three platforms; two side platforms and a dock platform for terminating trains. Many trains from Sydney terminate at this station, as well as a limited number of electric and diesel services from Kiama and Bomaderry. Until 2001, it was the end point for electric trains on the line. Today the electric wires extend to Kiama.[2]

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 South Coast Line Intercity services to Kiama. Peak Intercity services to Bomaderry. Accessed via walking over rail crossing
2 South Coast Line Terminating services from Bomaderry; Intercity services to Wollongong and Sydney Terminal. Main platform attached to station
3 South Coast Line Terminating services; Intercity services to Wollongong and Sydney Terminal. Terminating Dock Platform

Transport links

Premier Illawarra runs two routes to and from Dapto railway station:

Other information

The Railway Line serves as a suburb border line of Dapto and Horsley. It is also the main entry point to Horsley and Dapto.

Image gallery

  • The station building entrance

  • Looking North to platforms from level crossing

  • Station building seen from platform 1

  • Platform 1

  • Platform 2

  • Platform 3, the dock platform

  • Terminating end of Platform 3

  • Platforms 1, 2 and 3 Looking north

  • Looking south from the middle of platform 2

  • Ticket office

  • Waiting room inside ticket office area

  • Manual indicators

  • Looking south to level crossing

  • Looking south from the end of platforms 2 and 3

Station layout map

References

  1. ↑ "Dapto Railway Station Group". NSW Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 25 May 2013. 
  2. ↑ Cambourne, Keeli (20 November 2001). "Electrifying news". South Coast Register. Retrieved 22 May 2013. 

External links

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