Wolli Creek railway station

Wolli Creek
Wolli Creek
	Station entrance in 2018
General information
Location	Brodie Spark Drive, Wolli Creek
Coordinates	33°55′42″S151°09′14″E / 33.92831667°S 151.154025°E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Airport ; Illawarra
Distance	7.30 kilometres from Central
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground; Below ground
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays:; Staffed: 6am-10pm Weekends and public holidays:; Staffed: 6am-10pm
Station code	WOC
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	21 May 2000
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023	5,294,170 (year); 14,505 (daily)(Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink);
Services
Rockdale towards Waterfall or Cronulla	Sydenham towards Bondi Junction

Last updated April 14, 2024

Wolli Creek railway station is located at the junction of the Airport and Illawarra lines, serving the Sydney suburb of Wolli Creek. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Illawarra line, T8 Airport & South line services and NSW TrainLink South Coast line services.

History

Wolli Creek station was built as part of the Airport line opening on 21 May 2000. The name derives from a local creek branching from the Cooks River, and Wolli Junction is the name of the original junction point for the East Hills line from the Illawarra line at this site. In the initial concept for the Airport Line, no station was to be provided at this site, however the State Rail Authority decided to construct a station here as an interchange point with the new Airport line and the Illawarra line.^[3]

The station, unlike the others built on the line, was constructed with government finance and hence is owned by the Transport Asset Holding Entity. In the initial concept and design phase, the station was named North Arncliffe, however this was changed to Wolli Creek in 1998.^[4] During construction, a set of points allowing the cross-over of trains from the Illawarra local lines to the Illawarra main lines was moved further south.

A secondary motivation was to promote urban renewal around the station site. The station is located on a former industrial site and siding, and the area around the station was occupied by light industrial businesses when the station opened. Since the station's opening, the suburb has been significantly redeveloped with high density housing which as of 2015 is ongoing. As part of this development, the Airport line platforms have been partially covered over.^[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 & Macarthur 2 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown	^[6]
3	T4	services to Bondi Junction	^[7]
3	SCO	services to Central & Bondi Junction	^[8]
4	T4	services to Hurstville, Cronulla & Waterfall	^[7]
4	SCO	services to Wollongong, Dapto & Kiama	^[8]

Transport links

Transit Systems operates one bus route from Wolli Creek station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

348: to Prince of Wales Hospital ^[9]

Trackplan

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References

↑ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
↑ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
↑ Wolli Creek Station NSWrail.net
↑ "State Govt to Fund New Southern Line Interchange Station" Railway Digest August 1996 page 10
↑ "Rockdale Council – Major projects in the city – Wolli Creek". Rockdale City Council . 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
1 2 "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
1 2 "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
↑ Route 348 timetable Transport for NSW

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[1] "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[note1-2] This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.

[3] Wolli Creek Station NSWrail.net

[4] "State Govt to Fund New Southern Line Interchange Station" Railway Digest August 1996 page 10

[5] "Rockdale Council – Major projects in the city – Wolli Creek". Rockdale City Council . 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[T2Timetable-6] 1 2 "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.

[T4Timetable-7] 1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.

[SouthCoastTimetable-8] 1 2 "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.

[9] Route 348 timetable Transport for NSW

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