Penshurst railway station, Sydney

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Penshurst
Penshurst railway station.jpg
Northbound view of Platform 1, January 2008
General information
LocationBridge Street, Penshurst
Australia
Coordinates 33°57′58″S151°05′21″E / 33.96617389°S 151.0891334°E / -33.96617389; 151.0891334
Elevation62 metres (203 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Illawarra
Distance16.13 kilometres (10.02 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am to 7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code PHS
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened1886
Rebuilt4 April 1905
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 1,472,600 (year)
  • 4,035 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.svg Sydney Trains Following station
Mortdale
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Hurstville
Location
Penshurst railway station, Sydney

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

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History

Penshurst station opened in 1886 being relocated south to its current location in 1905. [3] [4]

The station received an upgrade and 2 new lifts in January 2007. [5]

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Bondi Junction [6]
2
T4
services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh [6]

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

Penshurst station is served by one NightRide route:

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. Penshurst Station NSWrail.net
  4. Penshurst Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. "PENSHURST RAILWAY STATION Project in Penshurst, NSW - Cordell Connect".
  6. 1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.