Loftus railway station, Sydney

Loftus
Southbound view from Platform 2, July 2012
General information
Location	Loftus Avenue, Loftus Australia
Coordinates	34°02′42″S151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°E / -34.04511944; 151.0512778
Elevation	108 metres (354 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Illawarra
Distance	26.29 kilometres (16.34 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Assisted access
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 2pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code	LOF
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	9 March 1886
Rebuilt	1979
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Loftus Junction (1886–1896)
Passengers
2023 [1]	185,380 (year) 508 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Engadine towards Waterfall Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Sutherland towards Bondi Junction Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Engadine towards Kiama or Port Kembla South Coast Line (peak hour services) Sutherland towards Central or Bondi Junction
Location

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

History

Loftus station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus Junction when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall. In September 1896 it was renamed Loftus. It was rebuilt in 1979 as part of the extension of the electrification from Loftus Junction to Waterfall. ^{[3] [4]}

From 1886 until 1991, Loftus was the former junction of the branch line to the Royal National Park which branched off immediately south of the station. ^[5]

The Sydney Tramway Museum is adjacent to the station and operates historic trams to Royal National Park as well as a section alongside Rawson Avenue to a terminus at Sutherland, with a line totalling 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in length.

Platforms and services

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

Transport links

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

• 991: Sutherland station to Heathcote ^[8]
• 993: Westfield Miranda to Woronora Heights ^[9]

See also

• Railways portal

• Loftus Junction railway signal box

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. Loftus Station NSWrail.net
4. "Loftus Signal Box". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
5. The Royal National Park Branch NSWrail.net
6. "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
8. "Transdev NSW route 991". Transport for NSW.
9. "Transdev NSW route 993". Transport for NSW.

External links

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