Heathcote railway station

Heathcote
Southbound view of the station platforms from the footbridge, November 2015
General information
Location	Princes Highway, Heathcote Australia
Coordinates	34°05′18″S151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°E / -34.088199; 151.008019
Elevation	193 metres (633 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Illawarra
Distance	33.15 kilometres (20.60 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
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	HTC
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	9 March 1886
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023 [1]	261,680 (year) 717 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Waterfall Terminus Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Engadine towards Bondi Junction Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Waterfall towards Kiama or Port Kembla South Coast Line (peak hour services) Engadine towards Central or Bondi Junction
Location

Heathcote railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sutherland Shire suburb of Heathcote. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and limited NSW TrainLink South Coast Line services. Station facilities include public toilets and a car park.

History

Heathcote station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus station when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall. ^[3] Upgrades to the station, including a new footbridge with lifts, were completed in January 2017. ^[4] The contract for these upgrades was awarded in July 2015. ^[5]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T4	services to Bondi Junction	[6]
	SCO	services to Bondi Junction	limited weekday morning services [7]
2	T4	services to Waterfall & Helensburgh	[6]
	SCO	services to Kiama 1 weekday morning service to Port Kembla	limited weekday morning services [7]

Transport links

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

• 991: Heathcote to Sutherland station ^[8]
• 996: Engadine to Heathcote East ^[9]

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. Heathcote Station NSWrail.net
4. Heathcote Station Upgrade Transport for NSW
5. Contract awarded for Heathcote Station upgrade Archived 20 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 16 July 2015
6. "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
8. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
9. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

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