Caringbah railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Cronulla line, serving the Sydney suburb of Caringbah. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.
Caringbah | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view from Platform 2, January 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | The Kingsway, Caringbah Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′29″S 151°07′20″E / 34.041489°S 151.122253°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 38 metres (125 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cronulla | ||||||||||
| Distance | 31.51 kilometres (19.58 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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| Station code | CIH | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 December 1939 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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History
editCaringbah station opened on 16 December 1939 when the Cronulla line opened from Sutherland to Cronulla.[3] Caringbah was originally one of two stations on the single track, the other being Gymea.
On 15 July 1985, the line from Gymea to Caringbah was duplicated with a new track laid north of the existing single line.[4][5]
In July 2001, an upgrade to the station was complete.[6]
In April 2010, the rest of the line was duplicated.[7]
Platforms and services
edit| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | [8] | |
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| 2 | services to Cronulla | [8] |
Transport links
editU-Go Mobility operates five bus routes via Caringbah station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 969: Sutherland station to Cronulla[9]
- 971: Hurstville to South Cronulla[10]
- 977: Westfield Miranda to Lilli Pilli[11]
- 978: Westfield Miranda to Dolans Bay[12]
- 988: Cronulla to Caringbah limited weekday service[13]
Caringbah station is served by one NightRide route:
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.
- ^ Caringbah Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "Gymea – Caringah Duplication Opened" Railway Digest August 1985 page 234
- ^ Caringbah Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ CARINGBAH RAILWAY STATION EASY ACCESS Cordell
- ^ First passenger trains run on newly duplicated track on the Cronulla Line Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation 19 April 2010
- ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 969". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 971". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 977". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 978". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 988". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N11 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Caringbah railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Caringbah Station details Transport for New South Wales
