Katoomba railway station

Katoomba
Eastbound view of platforms and station buildings, April 2012
General information
LocationGoldsmith Place, Katoomba
Australia
Coordinates33°42′43″S 150°18′41″E / 33.711904°S 150.311347°E / -33.711904; 150.311347
Elevation1,016.8 metres (3,336 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Western
Distance109.94 kilometres (68.31 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeKTO
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened2 February 1874
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesCrushers (1874-1877)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 718,880 (year)
  • 1970 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Medlow Bath
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line Leura
towards Central
Mount Victoria
towards Bathurst
Blue Mountains Line
(twice daily) Bathurst Bullet
Springwood
towards Central
Lithgow
towards Dubbo
NSW TrainLink Western Line
Dubbo XPT
Penrith
towards Sydney
Lithgow
towards Broken Hill
NSW TrainLink Western Line
Broken Hill Outback Xplorer

Katoomba railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Katoomba opening on 2 February 1874 as Crushers, being renamed Katoomba on 9 July 1877.[3][4]

A passing loop exists to the north of the station. West of the station is a disused yard. A level crossing immediately east of the station was replaced by a bridge west of the station on 31 January 1986.[5]

The station was upgraded in 2001 with the provision of a lift. [6]

It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[7]

  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. ^ Katoomba Station Archived 9 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "Katoomba Railway Station & Yard Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  5. ^ "Katoomba Crossing Closes" Railway Digest March 1986 page 80
  6. ^ https://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/state_rail_authority_-_s4934.pdf[bare URL]
  7. ^ "Katoomba Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01174. Retrieved 12 April 2019. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.