Woodford railway station

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Woodford
Woodford station.jpg
Eastbound view of station platform and building, September 2007
General information
LocationRailway Parade, Woodford
Australia
Coordinates 33°44′08″S150°28′56″E / 33.735484°S 150.482172°E / -33.735484; 150.482172
Elevation603 metres (1,978 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Western
Distance90.37 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 5.45am-9.45am

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station code WFO
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened11 July 1868
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBuss's Platform (1868-1871)
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 36,590 (year)
  • 100 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Hazelbrook
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line Linden
towards Central

Woodford railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains village of Woodford opening on 11 July 1868 as Buss's Platform, being renamed Woodford on 1 June 1871. [3]

Contents

Platforms and services

Woodford has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow. [4]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Sydney Central [4]
2
BMT
services to Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow [4]

Blue Mountains Transit operates two bus routes via Woodford station, under contract to Transport for NSW: [5]

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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. Woodford Station NSWrail.net
  4. 1 2 3 "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  5. 1 2 "Blue Mountains Transit route 685H". Transport for NSW.
  6. "Blue Mountains Transit route 690K". Transport for NSW.