Lawson | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Loftus Street, Lawson Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°43′09″S 150°25′47″E / 33.719061°S 150.429847°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 732 metres (2,402 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
Distance | 96.04 km (59.68 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status |
Staffed: 6am-5.30pm
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Station code | LWN | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 11 July 1867 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Blue Mountain (1867-1879) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2023[2] |
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Official name | Lawson Railway Station Group; Christmas Swamp; Blue Mountain | ||||||||||
Type | State heritage (complex / group) | ||||||||||
Designated | 2 April 1999 | ||||||||||
Reference no. | 1177 | ||||||||||
Type | Railway Platform/ Station | ||||||||||
Category | Transport – 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.