Panania railway station

Panania
Station entrance and building, September 2018
General information
Location	Weston Street, Panania
Coordinates	33°57′16″S150°59′52″E / 33.95433611°S 150.9977806°E / -33.95433611; 150.9977806
Elevation	20 metres (66 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	East Hills
Distance	22.55 kilometres (14.01 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code	PAN
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	21 December 1931
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023 [1]	754,170 (year) 2,066 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station East Hills towards Macarthur Airport & South Line Revesby towards City Circle
Location

Panania railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Panania. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line services.

History

Panania station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills. ^{[3] [4]}

On 9 December 1985, the line from Revesby to East Hills was duplicated with a new track laid to the north of the existing one. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2018, the station received an upgrade including lifts.

Upgrades

In October 2011, the surrounding bus stops and station entrance were upgraded. ^[7] In December 2014, scoping began for a further upgrade. ^[8] In July 2018, the upgrade was completed which included new lifts, stairs, weather canopies, signage, refurbishments, toilets and CCTV. ^{[9] [10]}

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T8	services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport 7 weekday morning peak services to Central & the City Circle via Sydenham	[11]
2	T8	services to Macarthur 4 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown	[11]

Transport links

Panania Station has bus stops located on both Braesmere Road on the north side and Anderson Avenue and Weston Street on the south side of the station. All routes are operated by Transit Systems NSW and U-Go Mobility.

Braesmere Road

• S5: Padstow Station to Milperra
• 925: East Hills to Lidcombe via Bankstown

Anderson Avenue/Weston Street

• 923: To Bankstown via Picnic Point (some services start at Picnic Point Boatshed)
• 924: East Hills to Bankstown

Panania station is served by one NightRide route.

• N40: East Hills to Town Hall station

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. Panania Station Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
4. Panania Railway Station Group Archived 7 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine NSW Environment & Heritage
5. "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest April 1986 page 119
6. "Salt Pan via Dumbleton. The Story of the East Hills Line'" ARHS Bulletin September 2001
7. Panania – Transport Interchange Upgrade Archived 16 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 2 December 2011
8. Major upgrade to begin at Panania station Archived 16 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 5 December 2014
9. "Panania Station Upgrade". Transport for NSW. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
10. "Transport Access Program" (PDF). Transport for NSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
11. "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.

External links

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