Penrose railway station, New South Wales
Penrose | |||||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 2, January 2006 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Highland Way, Penrose Australia | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′21″S 150°12′43″E / 34.672394°S 150.211912°E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 647 metres (2,123 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Southern | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 171.4 kilometres from Central[1] | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | PRS | ||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1869 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1916 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Cables Siding (1869-1871) | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2023[4] | <1 (daily)[2][3] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||||
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Penrose railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Penrose opening in 1869 as Cables Siding being renamed Penrose on 1 June 1871. It was relocated to its present site on 15 March 1916.[5] Another station, Kareela, once existed between Penrose and Bundanoon.[6]
Platforms and services
[edit]Penrose has two side platforms. It is serviced by early morning and evening NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Sydney Central, Campbelltown, Moss Vale and Goulburn.[7]
During the day it is served by one NSW TrainLink road coach service in each direction between Moss Vale and Goulburn.[7]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Moss Vale, Campbelltown & Sydney Central | [7] | |
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| 2 | services to Goulburn | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3095006_NS_Sth.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ There was no point where this station showed any data.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Penrose Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "Kareela Station". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Penrose railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Penrose station details Transport for New South Wales
