Heathcote railway station

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Heathcote
Station statistics
Address Princes Highway, Heathcote
New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°E / -34.088199; 151.008019Coordinates: 34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°E / -34.088199; 151.008019
Line(s) Illawarra line
Distance 33.15 km (20.60 mi) from Central
Structure type Ground
Platforms 2 (2 side)
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 1886
Accessible
Station code HTC
Owned by RailCorp
Operator Sydney Trains
Website Heathcote
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
Terminus
 T4
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line

Heathcote railway station is located on the Illawarra railway line in the southern Sydney suburb of Heathcote. It consists of two side platforms connected by a footbridge with the station building and ticket office located on the up (citybound) platform. Heathcote station opened in 1886,[1] and is usually served by Sydney Trains suburban trains operating between Waterfall and Bondi Junction.

Platforms and services

As of the new Sydney Trains timetables on Sunday the 20th of October 2013: on weekdays the station is served by two trains per hour in each direction for most of the day, with additional trains provided during peak hours; and on weekends the station is served by two trains per hour in each direction for most of the day.

Some South Coast line trains also stop here.

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line all stations and limited stops services to Central and Bondi Junction via Central some intercity services to Central (i)
2 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line all stations and limited stops services to Waterfall some intercity services to Thirroul, Wollongong, Dapto or Kiama

Accessibility

The station has street access to both platforms, connected by an overbridge. This allows the station to classed as having assisted Easy Access for wheelchairs.

Transport links

Veolia Transport runs two routes via Heathcote station:

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Heathcote

Image gallery

  • Platform 1

  • Platform 2

  • Covered area on platform 1

  • Covered area on platform 2

  • Footbridge linking platform at north end

  • Platform 1 entrance at the bottom of ramp to footbridge

  • Platform 2 entrance at bottom of ramp to footbridge

  • Platform 2 entrance

  • The platforms seen from the footbridge

  • South end

  • Ticket office and entrance to platform 1

  • Entrance to the closed ticket office

  • Ramp leading down to platform 2

References

  1. ↑ Heathcote station. NSWrail.net. Retrieved 12 October 2010.

External links

Sydney Trains lines and stations
T4
Eastern Suburbs
& Illawarra Line
NSW TrainLink Intercity lines and stations
NSW TrainLink Regional / Interstate lines and stations
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  •   NSW TrainLink Western
  •   NSW TrainLink North Coast
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(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)
Under construction or planning: South West Rail Link, North West Rail Link
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