Wolli Creek railway station

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Wolli Creek
Woli Creek railway station entrance 20180421.jpg
Station entrance, April 2018
General information
LocationBrodie Spark Drive, Wolli Creek
Australia
Coordinates 33°55′42″S151°09′14″E / 33.92831667°S 151.154025°E / -33.92831667; 151.154025
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Airport
Illawarra
Distance7.30 kilometres (4.54 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks6
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Below ground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am to 10pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 6am to 10pm
Station code WOC
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened21 May 2000
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2024 [1]
  • 5,399,299 (year)
  • 14,752 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.svg Sydney Trains Following station
Arncliffe
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Tempe
Rockdale
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
Sydenham
Hurstville
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Peak hours only
Turrella
towards Revesby or Macarthur
Airport & South Line
Local
International Airport
towards City Circle
Revesby
towards Macarthur
Airport & South Line
Express
Preceding station TfNSW T.svg NSW TrainLink Following station
Hurstville
towards Kiama
South Coast Line Redfern
South Coast Line
(limited morning and evening services)
Sydenham
Excursion runs [3]
Preceding station East Coast Heritage Rail Following station
Sutherland
towards Moss Vale
The Cockatoo Run Central
Terminus
Location
Wolli Creek railway station

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 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, T8 Airport & South Line services and NSW TrainLink's South Coast Line services.

Contents

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. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6]

Tangara on Platform 4 Wolli Creek station platform 4.jpg
Tangara on Platform 4

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport [7]
2
T8
services to Revesby & Macarthur
2 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown
[7]
3
T4
services to Bondi Junction [8]
SCO
services to Central & Bondi Junction [9]
4
T4
services to Hurstville, Cronulla & Waterfall [8]
SCO
services to Wollongong, Dapto & Kiama [9]

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

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Wolli Creek Wolli Creek trackplan.png
Track arrangement at Wolli Creek

References

  1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  3. "The Cockatoo Run – East Coast Heritage Rail". East Coast Heritage Rail . Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  4. Wolli Creek Station NSWrail.net
  5. "State Govt to Fund New Southern Line Interchange Station" Railway Digest August 1996 page 10
  6. "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.
  7. 1 2 "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. 1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. 1 2 "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. Route 348 timetable Transport for NSW

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