Heathcote railway station

Heathcote
Southbound view of the station platforms from the footbridge, November 2015
General information
LocationPrinces Highway, Heathcote
Australia
Coordinates34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°E / -34.088199; 151.008019
Elevation193 metres (633 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Illawarra
Distance33.15 kilometres (20.60 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am to 7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station codeHTC
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened9 March 1886
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 261,680 (year)
  • 717 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Waterfall
Terminus
 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Engadine
towards Bondi Junction
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Waterfall
towards Kiama or Port Kembla
 South Coast Line
(peak hour services)
 Engadine
towards Central or Bondi Junction
Location

Heathcote railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sutherland Shire suburb of Heathcote. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and limited NSW TrainLink South Coast Line services. Station facilities include public toilets and a car park.

History

Heathcote station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus station when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall.[3] Upgrades to the station, including a new footbridge with lifts, were completed in January 2017.[4] The contract for these upgrades was awarded in July 2015.[5]

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Bondi Junction [6]
services to Bondi Junctionlimited weekday morning services[7]
2 services to Waterfall & Helensburgh [6]
services to Kiama
1 weekday morning service to Port Kembla		limited weekday morning services[7]

U-Go Mobility operates two bus routes via Heathcote station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

References

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Heathcote Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Heathcote Station Upgrade Transport for NSW
  5. ^ Contract awarded for Heathcote Station upgrade Archived 20 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 16 July 2015
  6. ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ a b "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  9. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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