Turrella railway station

Turrella
Westbound view of platform, building and shelter, December 2011
General information
Location	Turrella Street, Turrella
Coordinates	33°55′48″S151°08′24″E / 33.92994722°S 151.1399472°E / -33.92994722; 151.1399472
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	East Hills
Distance	8.63 kilometres (5.36 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 2pm Weekends and public holidays: Unstaffed
Station code	TLL
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	21 September 1931
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023 [1]	552,030 (year) 1,512 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Bardwell Park towards Revesby or Macarthur Airport & South Line Wolli Creek towards City Circle

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

History

Turrella station opened on 21 September 1931 when the East Hills line opened from Tempe to East Hills. ^{[3] [4]} In 2000, as part of the quadruplication of the line between Wolli Creek and Kingsgrove, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair.

In early 2024, Turrella station received an accessibility upgrade, which included a new concourse, lift and stairs, as well as other minor upgrades making the station fully accessible. ^[5]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T8	services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport	[6]
2	T8	services to Revesby early morning & late night services to Macarthur	one weekday evening service terminates & returns to the City Circle [6]

Transport links

Transit Systems operates one bus route via Turrella station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 473: Campsie to Rockdale station via Clemton Park, Earlwood, Bardwell Park and Arncliffe ^[7]

Trackplan

Track layout

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. Turrella Station NSWrail.net
4. Turrella Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
5. "Turrella Station Upgrade". Transport for NSW. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
6. "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "Transit Systems route 473". Transport for NSW.

External links

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