Lithgow railway station

Lithgow
North-east bound view of the station platforms, November 2021
General information
LocationMain Street, Lithgow
Australia
Coordinates33°28′50″S 150°09′27″E / 33.480487°S 150.157388°E / -33.480487; 150.157388
Elevation917 metres (3,009 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Western
Distance152.8 kilometres (94.9 mi) from Sydney Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes (limited)
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeLTH
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened9 March 1925
Electrified1957
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 115,830 (year)
  • 317 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Terminus Blue Mountains Line Zig Zag
towards Central
Rydal
towards Bathurst
 Blue Mountains Line
(4 daily services) Bathurst Bullet
 Mount Victoria
towards Central
Rydal
towards Dubbo
 NSW TrainLink Western Line
Dubbo XPT
 Katoomba
towards Sydney
Bathurst
towards Broken Hill
 NSW TrainLink Western Line
Broken Hill Outback Xplorer
Official nameLithgow Railway Station Group and Residence; Eskbank East
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated30 August 2013
Reference no.1833
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport – Rail
BuildersNew South Wales Government Railways

Lithgow railway station is a heritage-listed former station master's residence and railway station located on the Main Western line at Railway Parade, Lithgow, City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed and built by New South Wales Government Railways and built from 1924 to 1925. It is also known as Lithgow Railway Station Group and Residence and Eskbank East. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 30 August 2013.[3] The station has frequent NSW TrainLink services running to and from Sydney Central.

  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. ^ "Lithgow Railway Station Group and Residence". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01833. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.