Bargo railway station

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Bargo
Bargo railway station.JPG
Southbound view of station platforms,
January 2006
General information
Location Old Hume Highway, Bargo
Australia
Coordinates 34°17′28″S150°34′48″E / 34.291013°S 150.580078°E / -34.291013; 150.580078
Elevation340 metres (1,120 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Southern
Distance102.87 kilometres (63.92 mi) from Central [1]
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 5.35am-1.35am

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station code BZG
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened13 July 1919
Previous namesWest Bargo (1919-1921)
Passengers
2023 [2]
  • 26,350 (year)
  • 72 (daily) [3] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Yerrinbool
towards Moss Vale or Goulburn
Southern Highlands Line Tahmoor
towards Campbelltown or Central
Former services
Preceding stationFormer servicesFollowing station
Yanderra
towards Albury
Main Southern Line Tahmoor
towards Sydney

Bargo railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Bargo, opening on 13 July 1919 as West Bargo at the same time as a new alignment between Picton and Mittagong. It was renamed Bargo on 1 November 1921. [4]

Contents

Platforms and services

Bargo has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn. [5]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Campbelltown
2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central
[5]
2
SHL
services to Moss Vale
evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend)
[5]

Picton Buslines operate two routes via Bargo station:

Berrima Buslines operate one route that serves Bargo station:

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  2. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
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