Lawson railway station

Lawson
Westbound view of the station platforms, September 2007
General information
LocationLoftus Street, Lawson
Australia
Coordinates33°43′09″S 150°25′47″E / 33.719061°S 150.429847°E / -33.719061; 150.429847
Elevation732 metres (2,402 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Western
Distance96.04 km (59.68 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-5.30pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeLWN
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened11 July 1867
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBlue Mountain (1867-1879)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 69,340 (year)
  • 190 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Bullaburra
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line Hazelbrook
towards Central
Official nameLawson Railway Station Group; Christmas Swamp; Blue Mountain
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1177
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport – Rail

Lawson railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in Lawson in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Lawson Railway Station Group and Christmas Swamp; Blue Mountain. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3] A passing loop exists north of Platform 1. As part of widening work to the Great Western Highway, a siding south of Platform 2 was removed and a new submerged siding constructed west of the station.

  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. ^ "Lawson Railway Station Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01177. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.