Coniston railway station, New South Wales

Coniston is an intercity train station located in Coniston, New South Wales, Australia, on the South Coast railway line. The station serves NSW TrainLink trains travelling south to Port Kembla or Kiama and north to Wollongong and Sydney.[5]

Coniston
Northbound view from Bridge Street in January 2008
LocationGladstone Avenue, Coniston
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates34.4380°S 150.8850°E / -34.4380; 150.8850
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)South Coast
Distance84.097 km from Central[1]
Platforms2 (side), 132 and 139 metres[1]
Train operatorsNSW TrainLink
Bus operatorsPremier Illawarra
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking68 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Architectural styleInter-war functionalism
Other information
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1 April 1916[2]
Rebuilt20 May 1941
Electrified4 February 1986[3]
Previous namesMount Drummond
Passengers
2013470 (daily)[4] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank191
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Unanderra
toward Kiama
 South Coast Line Wollongong
toward Bondi Junction
Lysaghts
toward Port Kembla

History
The functionalist 1941 platform buildings feature Art Deco-influenced 'fins' on each end.

The district south of central Wollongong began to develop as an industrial area at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1916, the NSW Government Railways opened a branch line from the main South Coast line south of Wollongong to the new wharves at Port Kembla. The branch's sole passenger station was Mount Drummond, but it closed in 1923, reopening as Coniston in 1925. A "Coniston Station Estate" surrounding the station, consisting of industrial and residential allotments, was subdivided in 1939. The branch line assumed increased significance with Australia's entry into World War II, with a dramatic increase in steel production prompting the Railways to duplicate the line from Wollongong to Cringila. Coniston Station was demolished in 1941 and replaced with a new two-platform station at its present-day, main line location.[6]

The new station included three single-storey buildings: a ticket office at street level on Gladstone Avenue, and two identical platform buildings containing a waiting room and toilets. The buildings were constructed in the functionalist style from dichromatic brick using iron oxide and clinker bricks with soldier courses. The platform buildings feature distinctive Art Deco style vertical 'fins' extending above the awnings at both ends. While all three buildings remain today, the exteriors have been painted over and the original internal fit-outs removed. The station is deemed to have local heritage significance.[6]


Platforms & services

Coniston has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink South Coast line services travelling between Sydney Central, Bondi Junction and Kiama, as well as local services from Waterfall and Thirroul to Port Kembla.[5]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Thirroul, Waterfall, Sydney Central & Bondi Junction [5]
2 services to Port Kembla & Kiama [5]

Premier Illawarra operates one route via Coniston station:

References
  1. Asset Standards Authority (30 April 2015). "Train Operating Conditions (TOC) Manual – Track Diagrams (version 3.0)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Coniston Station".
  3. Office of Environment & Heritage (9 October 2009). "Wollongong Railway Station Group".
  4. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  5. "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. Office of Environment & Heritage (29 May 2009). "Coniston Railway Station Group".
  7. "Premier Illawarra route 11". Transport for NSW.
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