Faulconbridge railway station

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Faulconbridge
Faulconbridge 2019.jpg
Station platform and building, June 2019
General information
Location Great Western Highway, Faulconbridge
Australia
Coordinates 33°41′47″S150°32′06″E / 33.696445°S 150.535017°E / -33.696445; 150.535017
Elevation442 metres (1,450 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Western
Distance82.96 km (51.55 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections TfNSW B.svg
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-10am

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station code FLB
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened15 March 1877
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 37,600 (year)
  • 103 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Linden
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line Springwood
towards Central
Location
Australia New South Wales location map blank.svg
Red pog.svg
Faulconbridge
Location within New South Wales

Faulconbridge railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains suburb of Faulconbridge opening on 15 March 1877. [3]

Contents

History

In April 2021, the station was upgraded and received two new lifts and platform tactiles.

Platforms and services

Faulconbridge has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow. [4]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Sydney Central [4]
2
BMT
services to Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow [4]

Blue Mountains Transit operates two bus routes via Faulconbridge station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

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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. Faulconbridge Station NSWrail.net
  4. 1 2 3 "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  5. "Blue Mountains Transit route 685H". Transport for NSW.
  6. "Blue Mountains Transit route 690K". Transport for NSW.
  7. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 20 May 2024.