- Menangle railway station
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Menangle
Southern Highlands Line Station code MGE Town Menangle Street(s) Station Street Distance from Central Station 65.33 km Altitude (above sea level) ? m Types of stopping trains Intercity Number of platforms 2 Number of tracks 2 Platform arrangement 2 Side Type of station Ground Ticket barriers No Transfers available - Disabled access No Station facilities Link Menangle Railway Station is a station on the Southern Highlands line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Menangle, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened on 1 July 1863.[1] Its original buildings are now Heritage Listed.[2]
The station has two platforms that serve the diesel railcars that use the line. The platforms are not connected, and passengers are required to cross the tracks on a pedestrian level crossing at the southern end of the station to access the opposite platform.
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Platforms and services
The station has a reasonably infrequent service, with trains between Moss Vale and Sydney approximately every 1.5 to 2 hours, and only three trains on weekdays and two on weekends proceeding further to Goulburn. The trains to Goulburn only come in the early morning and in the evenings.
Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes Southern Highlands Line intercity services to Campbelltown and Sydney Terminal Southern Highlands Line intercity services to Moss Vale and Goulburn via Bowral Transport links
Busways runs two routes to and from Menangle railway station:
- 47 - to Camden
- 892 - to Campbelltown
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Neighbouring stations
Preceding station NSW Main lines Following station towards AlburyMain Southern Line North Menangletowards SydneyPreceding station CityRail Following station towards GoulburnSouthern Highlands Line towards CentralReferences
- ^ Rise and Fall of a Station - Memories of Menangle Riley, John Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, October, 1992 pp231-240
- ^ Heritage Listing
Coordinates: 34°07′32″S 150°44′39″E / 34.1256°S 150.7442°E
Categories:- Regional railway stations in New South Wales
- Railway stations opened in 1863
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