Loftus railway station, Sydney

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Loftus is a railway station on the CityRail Illawarra line. Located in the Sydney suburb of Loftus, it serves a residential area. It has two side platforms.

Loftus was the former junction of the branch line to the Royal National Park which opened in 1886cite web|work=Nswrail.net| title=Royal National Park Line|url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:royal_national_park| accessdate=2 February| accessyear=2007] and branched off immediately south of the station. The branch line closed in 1991. It has since been converted into a tram line and the connection to the Illawarra Line severed. The tram line operates from the Sydney Tramway Museum, which sits beside the railway station.

Platform/Service

The station is served by two trains per hour for most of the time, with additional trains at weekday peak hours.

Platform 1

*Illawarra line colour>Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line - all stations and limited stops services to Central and Bondi Junction..

Platform 2

*Illawarra line colour>Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line - all stations services to Waterfall..

Accessibility

The station has street access to both platforms, connected by an overbridge with ramps. This allows the station to classed as having partial Easy Access for wheelchairs.

Transport Links

Veolia Transport runs two routes via Loftus station:
*991 - Between Sutherland and Heathcote.
*992 - Between Miranda and Engadine.

Trackplan

Neighbouring stations

Gallery

References