South Coast Line | |||||||||||||||
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Overview | |||||||||||||||
Service type | Intercity rail | ||||||||||||||
Locale | Illawarra region, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
First service | 21 June 1887 | ||||||||||||||
Current operator(s) | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||
Route | |||||||||||||||
Termini | Central Bondi Junction Bomaderry | ||||||||||||||
Stops | 45 | ||||||||||||||
Distance travelled | 166 km (103 mi) | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) used | Eastern Suburbs Main Suburban (between Central and Redfern) South Coast | ||||||||||||||
Technical | |||||||||||||||
Rolling stock | H sets (electric services) Endeavour railcars (between Kiama and Bomaderry) T sets (additional electric services between Waterfall/Thirroul and Port Kembla) | ||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||
Electrification | to Kiama, all on the Port Kembla branch | ||||||||||||||
Track owner(s) | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||
Timetable number(s) | SCO | ||||||||||||||
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The South Coast Line (SCO) is an intercity rail service that services the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The service runs from Central, and runs the entire length of the eponymous South Coast railway line to Bomaderry. The service also runs along the Eastern Suburbs railway line at peak hours and the Port Kembla railway line to Port Kembla. It is operated with Sydney Trains H sets and T sets, with Endeavour railcars operating the service on the non-electrified line between Kiama and Bomaderry.
Passenger trains first operated on the South Coast railway line in 1887, and is one of five routes on the NSW TrainLink Intercity network. The South Coast Line routes span 40 stations, across 159 km (99 mi) of railway. An additional 5 stations and 7 km (4.3 mi) of railway are travelled by South Coast Line trains at peak hour on the Eastern Suburbs railway line.