Oatley railway station

Oatley
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Station code	OAL
Suburb	Oatley
Street(s)	Oatley Parade
Distance from Central Station	18.28 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	No
Station facilities	Link

Oatley railway station is located on the Illawarra line of Sydney's CityRail network, and serves the southern Sydney suburb of Oatley. It consists of an island platform with entry via a subway linking Oatley Parade and Mulga Road at the northern end. There are two sets of points at the city end of the station allowing trains to be terminated on either platform, although these are not currently used in regular timetabled service. Heading south from the city, Oatley is the last station before crossing the Georges River into the Sutherland Shire.

Concourse

History

The railway station opened in 1886.^[1] Oatley is notable as the end point of the first section of track to be electrified for regular passenger services from Sydney Central in 1926.

Platforms and services

The station is served by two trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	all stations and limited stops services to Hurstville, Central and Bondi Junction via Central
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	all stations and limited stops services to Sutherland, Cronulla and Waterfall

Accessibility

The station does not have Easy Access for wheelchairs despite a local campaign to achieve this. ^[2]

Transport links

Punchbowl Bus Company runs one route via Oatley station:

• 955 - to Hurstville station and Mortdale station.

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Oatley. Crossovers north of station allow trains to terminate on either platform.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		CityRail		Following station
Como towards Waterfall or Cronulla		Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line		Mortdale towards Bondi Junction

References

1. ^ Oatley station NSWrail.net, accessed 12 October 2010.
2. ^ Funds bypass station. St George and Sutherland Shire Leader.

Coordinates: 33°58′50″S 151°04′44″E / 33.98067°S 151.07902°E / -33.98067; 151.07902