Sutherland railway station

Sutherland
Northbound view from Platform 1 in April 2023
General information
Location	Old Princes Highway, Sutherland
Coordinates	34°01′54″S151°03′26″E / 34.03175°S 151.05732°E / -34.03175; 151.05732
Elevation	110 metres
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Illawarra Cronulla
Distance	24.64 kilometres from Central
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SLD
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	26 December 1885
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023 [1]	3,277,700 (year) 8980 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Loftus towards Waterfall Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Jannali towards Bondi Junction Kirrawee towards Cronulla Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Loftus towards Kiama or Port Kembla South Coast Line Limited weekday morning peak services Hurstville towards Central or Bondi Junction Waterfall towards Kiama South Coast Line Helensburgh towards Kiama

Sutherland railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Sutherland. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services and NSW TrainLink South Coast line services.

History

Station in 1954

Sutherland station opened on 26 December 1885 as the interim terminus of the Illawarra line when it was extended from Hurstville. ^{[3] [4]} The station opened for general rail traffic on 1 March 1886. It consisted of a brick station facing both the road and railway, a goods shed, and a stationmaster's residence. ^[5] On 9 March 1886, the line was extended to Waterfall.

On 16 December 1939, Sutherland became a junction station with the opening of the Cronulla line. Although the electric wires continued south to Loftus and Royal National Park, until this was extended to Waterfall in 1980, Sutherland was the transfer station for services to Wollongong.

Upgrades

On 15 November 1993, an upgraded footbridge with a new ticket office and lifts was opened by Minister for Transport Bruce Baird. ^[6]

A number of upgrades have taken place. In 2010, as part of the CityRail Clearways Program, the junction to the south of the station leading to the Cronulla railway line was duplicated. ^[7]

A new bus interchange was completed in May 2014. ^{[8] [9]} A new lift to Platform 1 was completed in October 2014 making the station fully wheelchair accessible. ^[10]

In August 2014, construction commenced on a new 340 vehicle multi-storey car park. ^{[11] [12]} It opened on 6 July 2015. ^{[13] [14]}

In 2018, the lift from platforms 2 and 3 was rebuilt to have the entrance from the north end instead of the south.

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T4	services to Bondi Junction	[15]
	SCO	services to Central, Martin Place & Bondi Junction	[16]
2	T4	services to Waterfall, Helensburgh & Bondi Junction	[15]
	SCO	services to Wollongong, Dapto & Kiama 1 weekday morning peak service to Port Kembla	[16]
3	T4	services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh	[15]

Transport links

Bus interchange

U-Go Mobility operates eight bus routes via Sutherland station – all routes depart from the bus interchange on the western side of the station except routes 969 and 976, which depart from Flora Street on the eastern side:

• 960: to Bankstown station ^[17]
• 961: Westfield Miranda to Barden Ridge ^[18]
• 962: Westfield Miranda to East Hills station ^[19]
• 965: to Woronora ^[20]
• 969: to Cronulla ^[21]
• 976: to Grays Point ^[22]
• 991: to Heathcote ^[23]
• 993: Westfield Miranda to Engadine & Woronora Heights ^[24]

Sutherland station is served by one NightRide route:

• NightRide N10: to Town Hall station ^[25]

Trackplan

Track layout prior to completion of the Cronulla line duplication

Track layout after the Cronulla line was duplicated in 2010

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. Excursion to Como and Sutherland Sydney Morning Herald 28 December 1885
4. Sutherland Station NSWrail.net
5. The Illawarra Railway Sydney Morning Herald 1 March 1886
6. "Further Easy Access Stations Completed" Railway Digest December 1993 page 517
7. Rail Clearways Program – Completed Projects Archived 11 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for New South Wales
8. Transport blitz to deliver improvements for customers Transport for NSW 23 April 2012
9. Completed works – Sutherland Archived 11 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for New South Wales
10. New lift at Sutherland Station opens for customers Transport for NSW 20 October 2014
11. "Construction begins on Sutherland Station car park" Railway Digest September 2014 page 15
12. Commuter car park – Construction underway Transport for NSW 21 October 2014
13. New commuter car park to open at Sutherland on Monday Transport for NSW 1 July 2015
14. Fantastic news: Sutherland’s new commuter car park to open July 6 St George Leader 1 July 2015
15. "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
16. "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
17. "Transdev NSW route M92". Transport for NSW.
18. "Transdev NSW route 961". Transport for NSW.
19. "Transdev NSW route 962". Transport for NSW.
20. "Transdev NSW route 965". Transport for NSW.
21. "Transdev NSW route 969". Transport for NSW.
22. "Transdev NSW route 976". Transport for NSW.
23. "Transdev NSW route 991". Transport for NSW.
24. "Transdev NSW route 993". Transport for NSW.
25. "N10 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Sutherland railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Sutherland station details Transport for New South Wales
• Sutherland Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW