Kogarah railway station, Sydney

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Kogarah is a railway station on the CityRail Illawarra line. Located in the Sydney suburb of Kogarah, it serves a residential and commercial area, including the primary office complex of St George Bank. It is also the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah. The station concourse links directly to a small shopping mall called Kogarah Town Centre, which has been built directly over the railway platforms and beside them on Railway Parade. The station opened with the opening of the railway line in October 1884.cite web|work=Kogarah Municipal Council| title=Local Studies and Archives- Kogarah|url=http://www.kogarah.nsw.gov.au/www/html/488-kogarah.asp| accessdate=19 July| accessyear=2007]

Platform/Service

The station is served by four to six trains per hour, with additional trains in peak hours. Trains to the city leave from platforms 1 and 3, so passengers often prefer to wait at the top of the stairs until their train arrives, as this reduces the chance of going to the wrong platform.

The station sits beside a major bus interchange.With the May 2006 timetable the station is now included on the ] timetable.

Platform 1:
*Illawarra line alt - all stations peak hour services to Bondi Junction.

Platform 2:
*Illawarra line alt - all stations and limited stops services to Hurstville, Mortdale and Sutherland.

Platform 3:
*Illawarra line alt - all stations and limited stops services to Bondi Junction.

Platform 4:
*Illawarra line alt - all stations and limited stops services to Sutherland, Cronulla and Waterfall and peak hour services to the South Coast Line

Accessibility

The station has Easy Access for wheelchairs. Lift access is provided for the eastern side to Railway Parade, the western side to Railway Street and to the railway platforms.

Transport Links

Sydney Buses runs two routes via Kogarah station:
*Route 476 - North to Rockdale station, South to Sans Souci via Ramsgate, Dolls Point.
*Route 477 - North to Rockdale station, South to Miranda via Ramsgate, Sans Souci, Taren Point.
Veolia Transport runs three routes via Kogarah station:
*Route 455 - Between Rockdale Plaza and Kingsgrove.
*Route 947 - Hurstville.
*Route 958 - Between Rockdale Plaza and Hurstville.
NightRide runs two routes via Kogarah station:
*Route N10 - Between Sutherland station and City(Town Hall).
*Route N11 - Between Cronulla station and City(Town Hall).

Gallery

Trackplan

Neighbouring stations

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