Kings Cross railway station, Sydney

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Kings Cross
Kings Cross railway station Sydney Entrance 2017.jpg
Station front in August 2017
General information
LocationDarlinghurst Road, Kings Cross
Coordinates 33°52′29″S151°13′21″E / 33.87468°S 151.22242°E / -33.87468; 151.22242
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Eastern Suburbs
Distance3.41 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code KSX
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened23 June 1979
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 8,058,390 (year)
  • 22,078 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Martin Place
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Edgecliff
towards Bondi Junction
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Martin Place
towards Kiama
South Coast Line
(morning and evening services)
 Edgecliff
towards Bondi Junction
Station platform Kings Cross railway station Sydney Platform 2017.jpg
Station platform
Station concourse Kings Cross railway station Sydney Concourse 2017.jpg
Station concourse
Station front in August 2011 Entrance to Kings Cross station.JPG
Station front in August 2011

Kings Cross railway station is located on the Eastern Suburbs line, serving the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and NSW TrainLink South Coast Line services.

Contents

History

Kings Cross station opened on 23 June 1979 when the Eastern Suburbs line opened from Central to Bondi Junction. [3] [4]

The station was upgraded in 2004 and received a lift and tactile indicators. In 2016, Kings Cross was refurbished with new tiling, tactile indicators and the platform walls repainted. [5]

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1
T4
services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh [6]
SCO
services to Wollongong, Dapto & Kiama only during peak hours and weekends [7]
2
T4
services to Bondi Junction [6]
SCO
services to Bondi Junction only during peak hours and weekends [7]

Transdev John Holland operates four bus routes via Kings Cross station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Kings Cross station is served by one NightRide route:

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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. ↑ Kings Cross Station NSWrail.net
  4. ↑ Kings Cross Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ↑ https://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/state_rail_authority_-_s4934.pdf
  6. 1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. 1 2 "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ↑ Route 200 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
  9. ↑ Route 311 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
  10. ↑ "State Transit route 324". Transport for NSW.
  11. ↑ "State Transit route 325". Transport for NSW.
  12. ↑ "N91 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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