Valley Heights railway station

Valley Heights
Westbound view of station platform and building, August 2009
General information
LocationGreat Western Highway, Valley Heights
Australia
Coordinates33°42′16″S 150°35′02″E / 33.704541°S 150.583876°E / -33.704541; 150.583876
Elevation324 metres (1,063 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Western
Distance77.41 km (48.10 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-10am

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeVHS
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
OpenedMay 1875
ElectrifiedFebruary 1957
Previous namesEagers Platform (1875-1877)
The Valley (1877-1880)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 26,260 (year)
  • 72 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Springwood
towards Lithgow
 Blue Mountains Line Warrimoo
towards Central
Official nameValley Heights Railway Station and Locomotive Depot; The Valley
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1276
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport – Rail
BuildersNSW Department of Railways
Location
Valley Heights is located in New South Wales
Valley Heights
Valley Heights
Location within New South Wales

Valley Heights railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in Valley Heights, in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed and built by NSW Government Railways. It is also known as Valley Heights Railway Station and Locomotive Depot and The Valley. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3]

  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. ^ "Valley Heights Railway Station and Locomotive Depot". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01276. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.