Miranda railway station
| Miranda | |||||||||||
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 Miranda station | |||||||||||
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| Address |
Kiora Road New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line | ||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Station code | MIJ | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Opal | 2014 | ||||||||||
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Miranda is a CityRail railway station on the Cronulla branch line of Sydney's Illawara line. Located in the Sydney suburb of Miranda, it serves a residential area and the Sutherland Shire's main shopping centre Westfield Shoppingtown Miranda (known locally as "Miranda Fair"). It has an island platform.
Platforms and services
As of the new Sydney Trains timetables on Sunday the 20th of October 2013: on weekdays the station is served by four 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 four trains per hour in each direction for most of the day.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | T4 |
all stations and limited stops services to Hurstville, Central and Bondi Junction via Central | |
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| 2 | T4 |
all stations services to Cronulla |
Access
The station has stairs and lifts providing Easy Access for wheelchairs. In the past, Miranda station had a ramp connected to the streets on either side.
History
Miranda station opened in 1939, when the residential area was first being developed. The line through Miranda was single track at that time and was duplicated in 1985. Originally, the single-track platform was carried across Kiora Road by a separate girder bridge. The 1939 platform building is the last remaining feature of the original station.
Transport links
Miranda is the largest bus interchange in the Sutherland Shire. Buses operate to and from Miranda station from many bus bays at Westfield Miranda, which is next to the station.
Sydney Buses
- 477 - to Rockdale station via Taren Point, Sans Souci, Ramsgate and Kogarah
- 478 - to Rockdale station via Taren Point, Dolls Point, Ramsgate, Monterey and Brighton-Le-Sands (Limited weekday off peak service)
- 674 - arrives and terminates from Ramsgate (AM) or Caringbah (PM) via Taren Point (school days only)
- 961 - to Barden Ridge via Sutherland
- 962 - to Bankstown via Padstow, Menai and Sutherland
- 967 - to Como West via Oyster Bay and Jannali
- 968 - to Bonnet Bay via Kareela and Jannali
- 969 - to Sutherland via Kirrawee OR Cronulla via North Caringbah and Hospital
- 970 - to Hurstville via Sylvania Heights, Blakehurst and South Hurstville
- 971 - to Hurstville via Port Hacking Road, Southgate, Blakehurst and South HurstvilleOR Cronulla via [Sutherland Hospital] and Burraneer Bay Road
- 972 - to Southgate via Sylvania Waters, with extensions to Kangaroo Point suspended
- 973 - to Yowie Bay
- 974 - to Gymea Bay via Gymea
- 975 - to Grays Point (loop service)
- 986 - to Miranda North
- 977 - to Lilli Pilli via Caringbah
- 978 - to Port Hacking via Caringbah
- 993 - Mon-Sat to Woronora Heights via Sutherland and Engadine
- 989 - Wednesday only to Bundeena via Maianbar
Gallery
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Station entrance
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Station sign
External links
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Coordinates: 34°02′10″S 151°06′08″E / 34.036244°S 151.102121°E