Leightonfield railway station
Leightonfield | ||||||||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in November 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Christine Road, Leightonfield | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°52′53″S 150°59′05″E / 33.881478°S 150.9848°ECoordinates: 33°52′53″S 150°59′05″E / 33.881478°S 150.9848°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 23.67 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | LHF | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | MyZone 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 24 August 1942 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Leightonfield railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Leightonfield. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 South and T3 Bankstown line services.
History
Leightonfield station opened on 24 August 1942 to service the adjacent munitions factory. It was transferred from Federal to State Government ownership on 1 February 1962.[1][2]
To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.
Platforms & services
Historically Leightonfield was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Leightonfield is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three T2 South line services on weekdays.[3][4]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | all stations services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe | 2 services on weekdays[3] | |
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| all stations services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown | [4] | ||
| 2 | all stations services to Liverpool | 1 service on weekdays[3] | |
| all stations services to Liverpool | [4] |
Transport links
Leightonfield station is served by one NightRide route:[5]
References
- ↑ Leightonfield Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Leightonfield Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 T2 Inner West & South timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 T3 Bankstown Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
- ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Leightonfield railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Leightonfield station details Sydney Trains
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