Miranda railway station

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Miranda
Miranda NSW 2228, Australia - panoramio (3).jpg
Eastbound view of station platforms,
February 2012
General information
LocationKiora Road, Miranda
Coordinates 34°02′10″S151°06′08″E / 34.036244°S 151.102121°E / -34.036244; 151.102121
Elevation42 metres (138 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Cronulla
Distance29.51 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeMIJ
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened26 December 1939;84 years ago (1939-12-26)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 2,085,990 (year)
  • 5,715 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Caringbah
towards Cronulla
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Gymea
towards Bondi Junction

Miranda railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Cronulla line, serving the Sydney suburb of Miranda. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.

Contents

History

Miranda station opened on 16 December 1939 when the Cronulla line opened from Sutherland to Cronulla. [3] It initially had a goods siding. [4]

On 15 July 1985, the line between Gymea and Caringbah was duplicated with a new track laid north of the existing single line, with the platform converted to an island platform. [5] [6]

By January 2005, an upgrade to the station including a lift was complete.

In 2014, new station canopies were installed on the station platform. [7]

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Bondi Junction [8]
2
T4
services to Cronulla [8]
Miranda Station bus stands Miranda Station bus stands.png
Miranda Station bus stands

Maianbar Bundeena Bus Service operates one bus route from Miranda station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Transit Systems operates two bus routes from Miranda station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

U-Go Mobility operates 15 bus routes via Miranda station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

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References

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  2. ↑ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  3. ↑ Miranda Station NSWrail.net
  4. ↑ Churchman, Geoffrey (1995). Railway Electrification in Australia & New Zealand. Smithfield: IPL Books. p. 91.
  5. ↑ "Gymea – Caringah Duplication Opened" Railway Digest August 1985 page 234
  6. ↑ Miranda Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  7. ↑ Murray Trembath (30 September 2014). "Cover-up: new canopy protects commuters at Caringbah railway station". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  8. 1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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