Menangle Park railway station

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Menangle Park
Menangle Park Railway Station.JPG
Northbound view from Platform 1, January 2006
General information
LocationRacecourse Drive, Menangle Park
Australia
Coordinates 34°06′13″S150°44′42″E / 34.103741°S 150.744953°E / -34.103741; 150.744953
Elevation79 metres (259 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Southern
Distance62.85 kilometres (39.05 miles) from Central [1]
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingCommuter carpark available
AccessibleAssisted Access
Other information
Station code MEK
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened26 September 1937
Passengers
2023 [2]
  • 7,690 (year)
  • 21 (daily) [3] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.svg NSW TrainLink Following station
Menangle
towards Moss Vale or Goulburn
Southern Highlands Line Macarthur
towards Campbelltown or Central

Menangle Park railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Menangle Park, opening on 26 September 1937. [4]

Contents

Menangle Park previously had two additional platforms and run rounds to service the adjacent Menangle Park Paceway. These opened in 1914 and closed in 1963 with the platforms still in situ. [5]

Platforms and services

Menangle Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn. [6] Both platforms are 2 cars long. Opal validators are provided, however there are no top up or ticket issuing facilities.

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Campbelltown
2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central
[6]
2
SHL
services to Moss Vale
evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend)
[6]
Trackplan
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N↑ To Macarthur
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S↓ To Menangle

The station has two crossovers to the south, as the section around Glenlee Junction (to the north of Menangle Park) is bidirectional.

Transit Systems operates one bus route via Menangle Park station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

References

  1. "[2010] Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2019.
  2. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  4. Menangle Park Station NSWrail.net
  5. Menangle Racecourse Railway Station NSWrail.net
  6. 1 2 3 "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 29 February 2024.