Banksia railway station

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Banksia
Banksia Railway Station.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 1, June 2022
General information
LocationRailway Street, Banksia
Australia
Coordinates 33°56′43″S151°08′26″E / 33.94534167°S 151.1404306°E / -33.94534167; 151.1404306
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Illawarra
Distance9.60 kilometres (5.97 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station code BKS
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened21 October 1906
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 731,100 (year)
  • 2,003 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Rockdale
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Arncliffe
towards Bondi Junction

Banksia railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Banksia. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.

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History

Eastern entrance on Hattersley Street Banksia Railway Station Hattersley Street entrance.jpg
Eastern entrance on Hattersley Street

Banksia station opened on 21 October 1906 with one island platform. [3] In 1923, as part of the quadruplication of the Illawarra line from Wolli Creek to Rockdale, Platforms 1 and 4 were built along with an underpass. [4] [5]

In August 2020, an upgrade to Banksia station as part of the Station Access Program was proposed. It includes the addition of lifts, heavily modified entrances, canopy extensions, and upgraded toilets. Construction began in December 2020 and was completed on 16 March 2022, and the lifts were opened on 7 April 2022. [6]

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Bondi Junction Peak platform [7]
2
T4
services to Hurstville Peak platform [7]
3
T4
services to Bondi Junction Off-peak platform [7]
4
T4
services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh Off-peak platform [7]
Western side entrance to subway Banksia railway station western entrance.jpg
Western side entrance to subway
Northbound view of platforms Banskia Railway Station Northbound view.jpg
Northbound view of platforms

Transit Systems operates one bus route via Banksia station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Banksia station is served by three NightRide routes:

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References

  1. ↑ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ↑ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  3. ↑ Banksia Station NSWrail.net
  4. ↑ Banksia Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ↑ Forsyth JH "Station Information A to F'" State Rail Authority 1997
  6. ↑ NSW, Transport for (29 May 2019). "Banksia Station Upgrade". transport.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ↑ "Transit Systems route 420". Transport for NSW.
  9. ↑ "N10 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
  10. ↑ "N11 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
  11. ↑ "N20 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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