Albion Park railway station

Albion Park
Albion Park Station
North-west bound view from Platform 1,
January 2008
General information
LocationPrinces Highway, Albion Park Rail, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates34°33′48″S 150°47′57″E / 34.5633°S 150.7991°E / -34.5633; 150.7991
Elevation6 metres (20 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)South Coast
Distance103.341 km (64.213 mi) from Central[1]
Platforms2 side (212 and 196 metres)[1]
Train operatorsNSW TrainLink
Bus operators
ConnectionsCoach
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesBike racks
AccessibleAssisted Access
Architectural styleLate Victorian[3]
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 5.35am to 10.35am, 2.30pm to 7.30pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened9 November 1887[4]
Electrified17 November 2001[5]
Previous namesOak Flats (1887-1888)[4]
Passengers
2023[7]
  • 131,000 (year)
  • 359 (daily)[6] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Oak Flats
towards Kiama
South Coast Line Dapto
Official nameAlbion Park Railway Station Group
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1072
TypeRailway Platform / Station
CategoryTransport – Rail
Builders
  • William Monie & Company (station)
  • David Proudfoot & Thomas Logan
    (single rail line)
Location
Albion Park is located in New South Wales
Albion Park
Albion Park
Location within New South Wales

Albion Park railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the South Coast railway line on the Princes Highway in Albion Park Rail, New South Wales, Australia. The station was designed by New South Wales Government Railways and built during 1887 by William Monie & Company, with the single line railway line built by David Proudfoot and Thomas Logan. The complex is also known as the Albion Park Railway Station Group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[8] The station is located close to Shellharbour Airport.

  1. ^ a b Asset Standards Authority (30 April 2015). "Train Operating Conditions (TOC) Manual – Track Diagrams (version 3.0)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ^ "New NSW TrainLink Rural Coach Service Contracts". Australian Bus. No. 68. March 2015. p. 20.
  3. ^ "Albion Park railway station group". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
  4. ^ a b Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Albion Park Station".
  5. ^ "Electrifying news". South Coast Register. 20 November 2001.
  6. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  7. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Albion Park Railway Station Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01072. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.