Villawood railway station
Villawood | ||||||||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in November 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | River Avenue, Villawood | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 24.50 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | VWD | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | MyZone 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1924 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Villawood railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Villawood. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 South and T3 Bankstown line services.
History
Villawood station opened on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents Park to Cabramatta.[1][2]
To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.
Platforms & services
Historically Villawood 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 Villawood 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
Transdev NSW operates three routes via Villawood station:
- 905: Fairfield station to Bankstown station[5]
- 907: Parramatta station to Bankstown station[6]
- S4: Fairfield to Chester Hill shopping service[5]
Villawood station is served by one NightRide route:[7]
References
- ↑ Villawood Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Villawood 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Routes 905 and S4 timetable Transdev NSW 20 October 2014
- ↑ Route 907 timetable Transdev NSW 28 November 2011
- ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Vilawood railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Villawood station details Sydney Trains
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