Douglas Park railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Douglas Park, opening on 1 July 1863 with the opening of the Menangle to Picton railway extension,[4] the station was originally a halt where trains would stop by signal only.[5]
Douglas Park | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 1, June 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Camden Road, Douglas Park Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°11′00″S 150°42′36″E / 34.183237°S 150.710117°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 124 metres (407 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Southern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 73.32 kilometres (45.56 mi) from Central[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | DPK | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 September 1869 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Douglass Park (1863-1891) | ||||||||||
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| 2023[3] |
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The station first appeared as Douglass Park in the Great Southern Railway timetable on 29 June 1863, as a footnote indicating that trains would stop at the station if required.[6] It received up to 3 Up trains and 3 Down trains during weekdays. The journey time to Campbelltown was approximately 30–35 minutes, and to Sydney; approximately 2 hours (depending on wait times at Campbelltown).
The station was renamed Douglas Park on 31 July 1891. It was relocated to its present site on 13 June 1892.[7]
Platforms and services
editDouglas Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn.[8]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Campbelltown 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central |
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| 2 | services to Moss Vale evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend) |
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References
edit- ^ https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "THE PICTON EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY". Empire. 1 July 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO PICTON". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "NEW SOUTH WALES". New South Wales Government Gazette. 29 June 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Douglas Park Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Douglas Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Douglas Park station details Transport for New South Wales
