Lapstone railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains village of Lapstone opening on 24 February 1964.[3]
Lapstone | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view of platforms and station buildings, August 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Explorers Road, Lapstone Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′25″S 150°38′34″E / 33.773585°S 150.642836°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 115 metres (377 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 63.62 kilometres (39.53 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 39 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-10am
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| Station code | LAP | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 February 1964 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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History
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In April 2021, the station was upgraded and received a new lift and platform tactiles.[4][5]
Platforms and services
editLapstone has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow.[6]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central | [6] | |
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| 2 | services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow | [6] |
Transport links
editBlue Mountains Transit operates one bus route via Lapstone station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 691: Penrith station to Mount Riverview[7]
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.
- ^ Lapstone Station Archived 20 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
- ^ "Lapstone Station Upgrade". Transport for NSW. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Lapstone Railway Station upgrade opens ahead of schedule". Blue Mountains Gazette. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Blue Mountains Transit route 691". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Lapstone railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Lapstone station details Transport for New South Wales
