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Loftus railway station, Sydney

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Coordinates: 34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°E / -34.04511944; 151.0512778
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Loftus
Southbound view from Platform 2, July 2012
General information
LocationLoftus Avenue, Loftus
Australia
Coordinates34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°E / -34.04511944; 151.0512778
Elevation108 metres (354 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Illawarra
Distance26.29 kilometres (16.34 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleAssisted access
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-2pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station codeLOF
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened9 March 1886
Rebuilt1979
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesLoftus Junction (1886-1896)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 185,380 (year)
  • 508 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Engadine
towards Waterfall
 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Sutherland
towards Bondi Junction
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Engadine
towards Kiama or Port Kembla
 South Coast Line
(peak hour services)
 Sutherland
towards Central or Bondi Junction

Loftus railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Loftus. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and limited NSW TrainLink South Coast Line services.

History

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Loftus station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus Junction when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall. In September 1896 it was renamed Loftus. It was rebuilt in 1979 as part of the extension of the electrification from Loftus Junction to Waterfall.[3][4]

From 1886 until 1991, Loftus was the former junction of the branch line to the Royal National Park which branched off immediately south of the station.[5]

Platforms and services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Bondi Junction [6]
services to Bondi Junctionlimited weekday morning peak services[7]
2 services to Waterfall & Helensburgh [6]
services to Kiama
1 weekday morning service to Port Kembla		limited weekday morning peak services[7]
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U-Go Mobility operates two bus routes via Loftus station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Loftus Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "Loftus Signal Box". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
  5. ^ The Royal National Park Branch NSWrail.net
  6. ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ a b "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "Transdev NSW route 991". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ "Transdev NSW route 993". Transport for NSW.
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