Bell railway station, New South Wales

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Bell
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Westbound view in December 2008
General information
Location Bells Line of Road, Bell
Australia
Coordinates 33°30′20″S150°16′44″E / 33.505658°S 150.27886°E / -33.505658; 150.27886
Elevation1,069 metres (3,507 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Western
Distance137.13 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station code BEL
Website Transport for NSW
History
OpenedMay 1875
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMount Wilson
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 1000 (year)
  • 2-3 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Zig Zag
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line Mount Victoria
towards Central
Pre 1975 service
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Newnes Junction
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line
Pre 1975
Mount Victoria
towards Central

Bell railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains village of Bell, and opened in May 1875 as Mount Wilson, being renamed Bell on 1 May 1889. [3] [4] Situated 1,069 metres above sea level, it is the station with the highest elevation on the NSW TrainLink network. From December 2019 to May 2020, the station was closed due to major bushfire damage on the line. [5]

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Platforms and services

Bell has one island platform with two sides. It is served by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line trains travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow. It is a request stop with passengers having to notify the guard if they wish to alight, and signal the driver if they want to board.

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1
BMT
services to Sydney request stop [6]
2
BMT
services to Lithgow request stop [6]

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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. Bell Station NSWrail.net
  4. Bell Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. Full schedule of services resume on Main Western Line Rail Express 22 May 2020
  6. 1 2 "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.