Caringbah railway station
Caringbah | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in January 2007 | |||||||||||
| Location | The Kingsway, Caringbah | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′29″S 151°07′20″E / 34.041489°S 151.122253°ECoordinates: 34°02′29″S 151°07′20″E / 34.041489°S 151.122253°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cronulla | ||||||||||
| Distance | 31.51 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CIH | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | MyZone 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 December 1939 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Caringbah railway station is located on the Cronullla line, serving the Sydney suburb of Caringbah. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Illwarra line services.
History
Caringbah station opened on 16 December 1939 when the Cronullla line opened from Sutherland to Cronulla.[1] Caringbah was originally one of two stations on the single track, the other being Gymea.
On 15 July 1985, the line from Gymea to Caringbah was duplicated with a new track laid north of the existing single line.[2][3] In 2010, the rest of the line was duplicated.
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & Bondi Junction | [4] | |
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| 2 | services to Cronulla | [4] |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operates six services via Caringbah station:
- 962: Bankstown Central to Cronulla weekends only[5]
- 969: Sutherland station to Cronulla[6]
- 971: Hurstville to South Cronulla[7]
- 977: Westfield Miranda to Lilli Pilli[8]
- 978: Westfield Miranda to Dolans Bay[8]
- 988: Cronulla to Caringbah limited weekday service[7]
Caringbah station is served by one NightRide route:[9]
- N11: Cronulla station to City (Town Hall)
References
- ↑ Caringbah Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ "Gymea - Caringah Duplication Opened" Railway Digest August 1985 page 234
- ↑ Caringbah Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 T4 timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
- ↑ Route 962 timetable Trandev NSW 20 October 2013
- ↑ Route 969 timetable Transdev NSW 20 October 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Routes 970, 971 and 988 timetable Transdev NSW 20 October 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Routes 977 and 978 timetable Transdev NSW 20 October 2013
- ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Caringbah railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Caringbah station details Sydney Trains
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