Picton railway station

For the former station in North Yorkshire, see Picton railway station (England). For the railway station in New Zealand, see Picton railway station, New Zealand.

Picton
Southbound view of station platforms,
November 2011
General information
LocationStation Street, Picton
Australia
Coordinates34°10′45″S 150°36′45″E / 34.179088°S 150.612575°E / -34.179088; 150.612575
Elevation171 metres (561 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Southern
Distance85.24 kilometres (52.97 mi) from Central[1]
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 4am-1am

  • Saturday:

Staffed: 4.30am-1.30am

  • Sunday
Staffed: 4.30am-11.30pm
Station codePIC
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened1 July 1863
Passengers
2023[3]
  • 62,510 (year)
  • 171 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Tahmoor
towards Moss Vale or Goulburn
 Southern Highlands Line Douglas Park
towards Campbelltown or Central
Former service
Preceding station Former services Following station
Thirlmere
towards Mittagong
 Picton–Mittagong Loop Line Terminus
Official namePicton Railway Station group
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1224
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport – Rail

Picton railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line in the south-western Sydney suburb of Picton in the Wollondilly Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1863 to 1919. It is also known as the Picton Railway Station group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[4] The station opened on 1 July 1869.[5][6] The station is unusually sited, with southbound journeys actually heading north out of the station before traversing a 225 degree horseshoe curve to again head south, and likewise northbound services heading south before rounding a number of curves to resume their true direction.

  1. ^ https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  3. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Picton Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01224. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  5. ^ Picton Station NSWrail.net
  6. ^ Bayley, William A (1975). Picton-Mittagong Loop Line Railway. Bulli: Austrail Publications. ISBN 0-909597-14-6.