Leura | |||||||||||
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Location | Railway Parade, Leura Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°42′43″S150°19′50″E / 33.711877°S 150.330461°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 988 metres (3,241 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
Distance | 107.59 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status |
Staffed: 5.35am-4.15pm
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Station code | LEU | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 6 December 1890 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2023 [1] |
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Leura railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Leura opening on 6 December 1890. [3]
Leura has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow. [4]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Sydney Central | [4] | |
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2 | services to Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow | [4] |
Blue Mountains Transit operates three bus routes via Leura station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
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