Douglas Park railway station

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Douglas Park
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Northbound view from Platform 1
General information
LocationCamden Road, Douglas Park
Australia
Coordinates 34°11′00″S150°42′36″E / 34.183237°S 150.710117°E / -34.183237; 150.710117
Elevation124 metres (407 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main South
Distance73.32 kilometres from Central [1]
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station code DPK
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened6 September 1869
Previous namesDouglass Park
Passengers
2023 [2]
  • 10,310 (year)
  • 28 (daily) [3] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Picton
towards Moss Vale or Goulburn
Southern Highlands Line Menangle
towards Campbelltown or Central

Douglas Park railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Douglas Park, opening on 1 July 1863 as "Douglass Park" upon the opening of the Menangle to Picton railway extension, [4] the station was originally a halt where trains would stop by signal only. [5]

Contents

The station first appeared in the Great Southern Railway timetable on 29 June 1863 as a footnote indicating that trains will stop at the station if required. [6] It could receive up to 3 Up trains and 3 Down trains during weekdays. The journey time to Campbelltown was approximately 30–35 minutes. The journey time to Sydney was approximately 2 hours (depending on wait times at Campbelltown).

The station was renamed on 31 July 1891. It was relocated to its present site on 13 June 1892. [7]

Platforms and services

Douglas Park 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. [8]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1
SHL
services to Campbelltown
2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central
[8]
2
SHL
services to Moss Vale
evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend)
[8]

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References

  1. https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf
  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.
  4. "THE PICTON EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY". Empire. 1 July 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  5. "OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO PICTON". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. "NEW SOUTH WALES". New South Wales Government Gazette. 29 June 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. Douglas Park Station NSWrail.net
  8. 1 2 3 "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.