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]
Woodford | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view of station platform and building, September 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Parade, Woodford Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°44′08″S 150°28′56″E / 33.735484°S 150.482172°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 603 metres (1,978 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 90.37 kilometres (56.15 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 5.45am-9.45am
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| Station code | WFO | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 July 1868 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Buss's Platform (1868-1871) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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Platforms and services
editWoodford has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow.[4]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central | [4] | |
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| 2 | services to Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow | [4] |
Transport links
editBlue Mountains Transit operates two bus routes via Woodford station, under contract to Transport for NSW:[5]
- 685H: Springwood to Hazelbrook[5]
- 690K: Springwood to Katoomba[6]
References
edit- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Woodford Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Blue Mountains Transit route 685H". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Blue Mountains Transit route 690K". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Woodford railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Woodford station details Transport for New South Wales
