Blaxland railway station

Blaxland
Station platform and building viewed from footbridge, December 2018
General information
LocationStation Street, Blaxland
Australia
Coordinates33°44′37″S 150°36′35″E / 33.743643°S 150.609649°E / -33.743643; 150.609649
Elevation236 metres (774 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Western
Distance71.48 kilometres (44.42 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleAssisted access
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeBXD
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened11 July 1867
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesWascoes (1867-1879)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 215,890 (year)
  • 591 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Warrimoo
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line Glenbrook
towards Central
Springwood
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line
Limited express

Blaxland railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains suburb of Blaxland opening on 11 July 1867 as Wascoes, being renamed Blaxland on 21 April 1879.[3]

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Blaxland Station NSWrail.net