Southern Highlands railway line, New South Wales

Public transport infrastructure in Sydney
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name=Southern Highlands line
transport_mode=Regional rail line
Coach service
line_owner=CityRail
operation_area=
map_colour=Green/Grey
line_length=225 km
stations_number=22
interchange_names=Central
Picton
Moss Vale
Mittagong
Goulburn
Picton and Bowral linked by coach
operator_names=CityRail
fleet_names=Endeavour railcars
depot_names=Moss Vale
date_1=1863
event_1=OpenedThe Southern Highlands Line is a section of the Main South railway line, and part of the CityRail outer suburban network. Its main service area is the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, including the main focal points of Moss Vale and Goulburn. The line is exclusively serviced by diesel Endeavour trains, most being two cars long (although some four-car services operate during peak periods). It is coloured green on a grey background on CityRail maps and other promotional material. Services first began to Goulburn on 19 May, 1869. [Bozier, Rolfe, " [http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:main_south "New South Wales Railways: Main South Line"] ", Accessed 18 May, 2007.]

For the most part, CityRail Southern Highlands Line services no longer travel through the suburban network. Most instead terminate at Campbelltown, with commuters requiring a change to a suburban service to proceed further. Only two services on weekends (one to/from Goulburn, and one to/from Moss Vale) operate directly to Central. These travel through the suburban network via the Airport and East Hills Line and Sydenham.

Other than CityRail and freight services, this line is also used by CountryLink's southern services, including XPTs to Melbourne (Southern Cross Station) twice daily, and XPLORER services to Canberra (twice daily) and Griffith (once weekly).

tations

topping Patterns

*Pattern 1: Goulburn, all stations to Campbelltown and vice-versa (early morning, morning peak hours, late evening (weekdays)).*
*Pattern 2: Moss Vale, all stations to Campbelltown (peak and off-peak).†
*Pattern 3: Goulburn, all to Moss Vale, Bowral, Mittagong, Picton, Macarthur, Campbelltown, Central (one morning peak express service to Central only).
*Pattern 4: Goulburn, all to Moss Vale and vice-versa (early morning and late evening on weekends and public holidays only).
*Pattern 5: Goulburn, all to Moss Vale, Bowral, Mittagong, Bargo, Tahmoor, Picton, Macarthur, Campbelltown, Glenfield and Central (one service to Central in morning, one service to Goulburn in evening, weekends and public holidays only).

References

Further reading

* "Centenary of the Opening of the Southern Line to Picton" Singleton, C.C. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1963

* "Centenary of the Opening of the Southern Line to Mittagong" Singleton, C.C. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, March, 1967

* "Centenary of the Opening of the Southern Line to Goulburn" Singleton, C.C. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, May, 1969