Otford railway station, New South Wales

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Otford
Otford railway station.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 1, January 2008
General information
LocationLady Carrington Road, Otford
Australia
Coordinates 34°12′38″S151°00′22″E / 34.210436°S 151.006125°E / -34.210436; 151.006125
Elevation116 metres (381 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) South Coast
Distance52.64 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 5.35am to 9.35am

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station code OTF
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened3 October 1888
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 22,850 (year)
  • 63 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Stanwell Park
towards Kiama or Port Kembla
South Coast Line Helensburgh
Former services
Preceding stationFormer ServicesFollowing station
Stanwell Park
towards Bomaderry
South Coast Line
(1890-1983)
Lilyvale
towards Sydney

Otford railway station is located on the South Coast railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Otford opening on 3 October 1888. [3] Two refuge sidings existed north of the station until removed in the 1980s. [4]

Contents

Platforms and services

Otford has two side platforms and is serviced by NSW TrainLink South Coast line services travelling between Waterfall and Port Kembla. Some peak hour and late night services operate to Sydney Central, Bondi Junction and Kiama. [5]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Waterfall
peak hour, late night & weekend services to Sydney Central & Bondi Junction
[5]
2
SCO
services to Thirroul & Port Kembla
peak hour, late night & weekend services to Kiama
[5]

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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. Otford Station NSWrail.net
  4. "Byways of Steam: Otford" Roundhouse April 1983 pages 4-19
  5. 1 2 3 "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.