Menangle Park railway station

Railway station in New South Wales, Australia

34°06′13″S 150°44′42″E / 34.103741°S 150.744953°E / -34.103741; 150.744953Elevation79 metres (259 ft)Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated byNSW TrainLinkLine(s)Main SouthernDistance62.85 kilometres from Central[1]Platforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundParkingCommuter carpark availableAccessibleAssisted AccessOther informationStation codeMEKWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened26 September 1937Passengers2023[3]
  • 7,690 (year)
  • 21 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Menangle
towards Moss Vale or Goulburn
Southern Highlands Line Macarthur
towards Campbelltown or Central

Menangle Park railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Menangle Park, opening on 26 September 1937.[4]

Menangle Park previously had two additional platforms and run rounds to service the adjacent Menangle Park Paceway. These opened in 1914 and closed in 1963 with the platforms still in situ.[5]

Platforms and services

Menangle Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn.[6] Both platforms are 2 cars long. Opal validators are provided, however there are no top up or ticket issuing facilities.

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1
SHL
services to Campbelltown
2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central
[6]
2
SHL
services to Moss Vale
evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend)
[6]
Trackplan
Legend
N↑ To Macarthur
S↓ To Menangle

The station has two crossovers to the south, as the section around Glenlee Junction (to the north of Menangle Park) is bidirectional.

Transport links

Transit Systems operates one bus route via Menangle Park station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

References

  1. ^ https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.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. ^ Menangle Park Station NSWrail.net
  5. ^ Menangle Racecourse Railway Station NSWrail.net
  6. ^ a b c "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

External links

  • Media related to Menangle railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Menangle Park station details Transport for New South Wales
  • Signal diagram 1961
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