Tempe railway station

For the former Amtrak station in Arizona, see Tempe station (Arizona).

Tempe
Southbound view of the station platforms, June 2022
General information
LocationGriffiths Street, Tempe
Coordinates33°55′28″S 151°09′23″E / 33.92449722°S 151.15645°E / -33.92449722; 151.15645
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Illawarra
Distance6.84 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleNo
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeTME
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened15 October 1884
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 642,970 (year)
  • 1,762 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Wolli Creek
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Sydenham
towards Bondi Junction
     Airport & South Line does not stop here

Tempe railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Tempe in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services. It was originally built in 1884. The 1884 buildings were designed by the New South Wales Government Railways and built by C. Mayes; the 1918 footbridge was manufactured by Dorman Long. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[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. ^ "Tempe Railway Station Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01266. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.