Leppington railway station

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Leppington
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Westbound view of station platforms and footbridge, February 2015
General information
Location Leppington
Australia
Coordinates 33°57′18″S150°48′29″E / 33.954983°S 150.80814399999997°E / -33.954983; 150.80814399999997
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) South West Rail Link
Distance51.1 kilometres (31.8 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened8 February 2015
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 1,796,890 (year)
  • 4,923 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Terminus Leppington & Inner West Line Edmondson Park
towards City Circle
Cumberland Line Edmondson Park
towards Richmond

Leppington railway station is the terminus of the South West Rail Link which serves the south-western Sydney suburb of Leppington. It opened on 8 February 2015. [3] A ten road stabling facility is located to the west of the station at Rossmore. [4] It is serviced by Sydney Trains' T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and T5 Cumberland Line services.

Contents

Platforms and services

Leppington has two island platforms with four faces. [5] Initial services consisted of a half-hourly shuttle to Liverpool. [6] From 13 December 2015, trains operate directly to the city via Granville. Despite all four platforms capable of serving any line, platform 2 and 3 are normally used to serve the T2 and T5, while platforms 1 and 4 remain mostly unused. [7] From 26 November 2017, Cumberland Line services stop at the station, providing a link to Parramatta, Blacktown, Schofields and Richmond. [8] [9]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1 to 4terminating services to & from Central & the City Circle via Liverpool and Granville [10]
T5
terminating services to & from Blacktown, Schofields and Richmond [11]
Trackplan
↑E To Edmonson Park
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↓W To Leppington Yard

Interline Bus Services operates three bus routes via Leppington station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Busabout operates one bus route via Leppington station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

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