Caringbah railway station

Caringbah
Eastbound view from Platform 2 in January 2007
General information
Location	The Kingsway, Caringbah Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	34°02′29″S151°07′20″E / 34.041489°S 151.122253°E / -34.041489; 151.122253 (Caringbah railway station)
Elevation	38 metres (125 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of NSW
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Cronulla
Distance	31.51 km (19.58 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code	CIH
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	16 December 1939(85 years ago) (1939-12-16)
Electrified	Yes (from opening)
Passengers
2023 [1]	1,361,420 (year) 3,730 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Woolooware towards Cronulla Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Miranda towards Bondi Junction
Location

Caringbah railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Cronulla line, serving the Sydney suburb of Caringbah. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.

History

Caringbah station opened on 16 December 1939 when the Cronulla line opened from Sutherland to Cronulla. ^[3] Caringbah was originally one of two stations on the single track, the other being Gymea.

On 15 July 1985, the line from Gymea to Caringbah was duplicated with a new track laid north of the existing single line. ^{[4] [5]}

In July 2001, an upgrade to the station was complete. ^[6]

In April 2010, the rest of the line was duplicated. ^[7]

Services

Platforms

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T4	services to Bondi Junction	[8]
2	T4	services to Cronulla	[8]

Transport links

U-Go Mobility operates five bus routes via Caringbah station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 969: Sutherland station to Cronulla ^[9]
• 971: Hurstville to South Cronulla ^[10]
• 977: Westfield Miranda to Lilli Pilli ^[11]
• 978: Westfield Miranda to Dolans Bay ^[12]
• 988: Cronulla to Caringbah limited weekday service ^[13]

Caringbah station is served by one NightRide route:

• N11: Cronulla station to Town Hall station ^[14]

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. Caringbah Station NSWrail.net
4. "Gymea – Caringah Duplication Opened" Railway Digest August 1985 page 234
5. Caringbah Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
6. CARINGBAH RAILWAY STATION EASY ACCESS Cordell
7. First passenger trains run on newly duplicated track on the Cronulla Line Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation 19 April 2010
8. "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
9. "Transdev NSW route 969". Transport for NSW.
10. "Transdev NSW route 971". Transport for NSW.
11. "Transdev NSW route 977". Transport for NSW.
12. "Transdev NSW route 978". Transport for NSW.
13. "Transdev NSW route 988". Transport for NSW.
14. "N11 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Caringbah railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Caringbah Station details Transport for New South Wales