Blackheath railway station, New South Wales

Blackheath
Southbound view from Platform 1, December 2019
General information
LocationRailway Parade, Blackheath
Australia
Coordinates33°38′00″S 150°17′04″E / 33.633255°S 150.284343°E / -33.633255; 150.284343
Elevation1,065 metres (3,494 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Western
Distance120.72 km (75.01 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 5am-4.30pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeBKE
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened28 December 1869
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 116,070 (year)
  • 318 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Mount Victoria
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line Medlow Bath
towards Central
Official nameBlackheath Railway Station Group
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1088
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport – Rail
BuildersNSW Government Railways

Blackheath railway station is a heritage-listed former railway bridge and now railway station located on the Main Western line in Blackheath in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed and built by NSW Government Railways and built from 1897 to 1985. It is also known as the Blackheath Railway Station Group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3] The station opened on 28 December 1869.[4]

  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. ^ "Blackheath Railway Station Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01088. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  4. ^ Blackheath Station NSWrail.net