Lapstone railway station

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Lapstone
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Westbound view of platforms and station buildings, August 2012
General information
LocationExplorers Road, Lapstone
Australia
Coordinates 33°46′25″S150°38′34″E / 33.773585°S 150.642836°E / -33.773585; 150.642836
Elevation115 metres (377 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Western
Distance63.62 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking39 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-10am

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station code LAP
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened24 February 1964
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 38,900 (year)
  • 107 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Glenbrook
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line Emu Plains
towards Central

Lapstone railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains village of Lapstone opening on 24 February 1964. [3]

Contents

History

In April 2021, the station was upgraded and received a new lift and platform tactiles. [4] [5]

Platforms and services

Lapstone has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow. [6]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Sydney Central [6]
2
BMT
services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow [6]

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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. Lapstone Station Archived 20 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
  4. "Lapstone Station Upgrade". Transport for NSW. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. "Lapstone Railway Station upgrade opens ahead of schedule". Blue Mountains Gazette. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.