Banksia railway station
Banksia railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Banksia. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services.
Banksia | |||||||||||
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| Location | Railway Street, Banksia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°56′43″S 151°08′26″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Illawarra | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.60 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | BKA | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 October 1906 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | 3,760 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
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History
Banksia station opened on 21 October 1906 with one island platform.[2] In 1923, as part of the quadruplication of the Illawarra line from Wolli Creek to Rockdale, Platforms 1 and 4 were built along with an underpass.[3][4]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | Peak platform[5] | |
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| 2 | services to Hurstville | Peak platform[5] | |
| 3 | services to Bondi Junction | Off-peak platform[5] | |
| 4 | services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh | Off-peak platform[5] |
Transport links
Transit Systems operate two routes via Banksia station:
- 420 Westfield Burwood to Westfield Eastgardens via Sydney Airport.[6]
- 420N Westfield Burwood to Westfield Eastgardens Night service.[7]
Banksia station is served by three NightRide routes:
- N10: Sutherland station to City (Town Hall)[8]
- N11: Cronulla station to City (Town Hall)[9]
- N20: Riverwood station to City (Town Hall)[10]
References
- Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- Banksia Station NSWrail.net
- Banksia Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- Forsyth JH "Station Information A to F'" State Rail Authority 1997
- "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- "Transit Systems route 420". Transport for NSW.
- "Transit Systems route 420N". Transport for NSW.
- "N10 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
- "N11 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
- "N20 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Banksia railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Banksia station details Transport for New South Wales
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