Menangle Park railway station, New South Wales

Cityrail Station alt|code=MEK|station_name=Menangle Park|

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town=Menangle Park|street=Racecourse Drive|distance=62.85|altitude=?|traintype=Intercity|platforms=2|tracks=2|platform_arr=2 Side|stationtype=Ground|gates=No|connect=-|disabled=Yes (Assisted)|facilities= [http://www.cityrail.info/facilities/facilities.jsp?n=178&giveOutput=true&facility= Link]

Menangle Park Railway Station is a station on the Southern Highlands line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Menangle Park, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened on 26 September 1937.

The station has two side platforms that serve the diesel railcars that use the line. Passengers are required to cross the tracks on a pedestrian level crossing at the northern end of the station to access the opposite platform. There is Easy Access to the station, with the assistance of a friend or carer.

ervice

The station has a reasonably infrequent service, with trains between Moss Vale and Sydney approximately every 1.5 to 2 hours, and only 3 trains on weekdays and 2 on weekends proceeding further to Goulburn. The trains to Goulburn only come in the early morning and in the evenings.

Platform 1:
*Southern Highlands line colour>Southern Highlands Line - intercity services to Campbelltown and Central.

Platform 2:
*Southern Highlands line colour>Southern Highlands Line - intercity services to Moss Vale and Goulburn.

Connecting services:
Busways runs one route via Menangle Park railway station:
*892 - Between Menangle and Campbelltown.

History

Menangle Park used to have two additional platforms and run rounds serving the adjacent racecourse of the same name. These sidings opened in 1914 and closed in 1963, [cite web
url=http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Menangle+Racecourse&line=NSW:main_south:1
title=NSWrail.net | Menangle Racecourse Railway Station
publisher=www.nswrail.net
accessdate=2008-04-03
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first=] but the brick platforms are still there.

Gallery

Neighbouring stations

References

External links

* [http://www.railpage.com.au/f-p1032217.htm#1032217 Signal diagram 1961]
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