Springwood railway station

Springwood
Eastbound view from carpark looking at station platform and building, September 2012
General information
LocationJerseywold Avenue, Springwood
Australia
Coordinates33°41′56″S 150°33′50″E / 33.698931°S 150.563765°E / -33.698931; 150.563765
Elevation368 metres (1,207 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Western
Distance79.67 km (49.50 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
ArchitectJohn Whitton
Architectural styleVictorian Carpenter Gothic
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeSPR
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened11 July 1867
Electrified23 October 1956
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 500,000 (year)
  • 1,348 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Faulconbridge
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line Valley Heights
towards Central
Hazelbrook
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line
Limited express
Blaxland
towards Central
Katoomba
towards Bathurst
Blue Mountains Line
(twice daily) Bathurst Bullet
Penrith
towards Central
Official nameSpringwood Railway Station Group
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1247
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport – Rail
BuildersJohn White, Chas. & Wm. Coghill & Thos. Proull

Springwood railway station is a heritage-listed former railway bridge and now railway station located on the Main Western line in Springwood, City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by NSW Government Railways and built from 1883 to 1884 by John White, Chas. & Wm. Coghill & Thos. Proull. It is also known as Springwood Railway Station Group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3] The station opened on 11 July 1867.[4] It previously had a passing loop to the east of Platform 1.

  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. ^ "Springwood Railway Station Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01247. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  4. ^ Springwood Station NSWrail.net