Lysaghts railway station

Lysaghts
Lysaghts Station
Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2023
General information
LocationSpringhill Road, Spring Hill
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates34°27′13″S 150°52′33″E / 34.4535°S 150.8759°E / -34.4535; 150.8759
Elevation5 metres (16 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Line(s)Port Kembla railway line
Distance86.267 kilometres (53.604 mi) from Central[1]
Platforms2 (side), 134 and 150 metres[1]
Train operatorsNSW TrainLink
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleNot accessible
Other information
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened30 May 1938; 86 years ago (1938-05-30)[2]
Electrified4 February 1986; 38 years ago (1986-02-04)[3]
Passengers
2023[5]
  • <500 (year)(daily)[4]
  • <1 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Cringila
towards Port Kembla
South Coast Line Coniston

Lysaghts railway station is an intercity train station located in Spring Hill, New South Wales, Australia, on the South Coast railway line's Port Kembla branch. The station serves NSW TrainLink trains travelling south to Port Kembla and north to Wollongong and Sydney.[6] The station is surrounded on both sides by the Lysaght factory at Spring Hill. Trains only stop on request. There is no way out of the station unless commuters work at the neighbouring steelworks.

The station was one of 23 on the metropolitan rail network to record an average of fewer than one passenger per day in 2014.[7]

  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.
  2. ^ Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Lysaghts Station".
  3. ^ Office of Environment & Heritage (9 October 2009). "Wollongong Railway Station Group".
  4. ^ The data displays 'Less than 50 for all months'
  5. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Timetable was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics (March 2015). "Summary of train journeys (official patronage figures)". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.