Mittagong railway station
Mittagong | ||||||||||||||||
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Main Southern | ||||||||||||||||
Distance | 131.57 kilometres from Central[1] | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Staffed: 5.40am-6pm
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Station code | MIT | |||||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 March 1867 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2023[3] |
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Mittagong railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Railway_Station_-_Mittagong.jpg/220px-Railway_Station_-_Mittagong.jpg)
The station opened on 1 March 1867.
The Platform 1 station building was erected in 1873 and the wooden structure on Platform 2 in 1919 when the line was duplicated.[6]
Platforms and services
Mittagong has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with limited morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn.[7]
It is also serviced by NSW TrainLink Xplorer long-distance services from Sydney to Canberra and Griffith.[8] This is a request stop for this service (except for Sydney-bound Canberra/Griffith Xplorer on Thursdays and Sundays), so the trains stop only if passengers booked to board/alight here.
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Campbelltown morning services to Sydney Central (1 weekday, 2 weekend) |
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services to Sydney Central | request stop (booked passengers only)[8] (except for Sydney-bound Canberra/Griffith Xplorer on Thursdays and Sundays) |
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2 | services to Moss Vale evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend) |
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services to Canberra & Griffith | request stop (booked passengers only)[8] |
Transport links
Berrima Buslines operate four routes via Mittagong station:
Berrima Buslines operate one route for NSW TrainLink via Mittagong station:
Description
The former station complex consists of two station buildings: a brick second-class station building of type 3 design (1870) on platform 1 and a timber
The station has two one remaining signal box: a type 3 timber skillion roof platform level box (1919). A junction signal box was removed pre-2000. The goods shed (1915) is 60' x 40' of through shed sub-type 1 design. A steel and timber pedestrian footbridge (1920) links the platforms.[4]
A 5-ton jib crane (T156) and Avery 10 tonne weighing machine were removed pre-2004.[4]
Heritage listing
Mittagong is an important early site with significant railway buildings. The location of the station near the centre of the town gives it a civic importance. Of particular interest is the refreshment room which was used only for a short period until replaced by the refreshment room at
Mittagong railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[4]
References
- ^ https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ .
- ^ Mittagong Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Mittagong Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ a b c "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b c "Southern timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Berrima Buslines route 806". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Berrima Buslines route 811". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Berrima Buslines route 816". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Loop service timetable". Transport for NSW.
Attribution
This Wikipedia article contains material from Mittagong Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01195 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.
External links
Media related to Mittagong railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Mittagong station details Transport for New South Wales