Banksia railway station
Banksia | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 1, June 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Street, Banksia Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°56′43″S 151°08′26″E / 33.94534167°S 151.1404306°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Illawarra | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.60 kilometres (5.97 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 side, 1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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| Station code | BKS | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 October 1906 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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Banksia railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Banksia. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.
History
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Banksia station opened on 21 October 1906 with one island platform.[3] In 1923, as part of the quadruplication of the Illawarra line from Wolli Creek to Rockdale, Platforms 1 and 4 were built along with an underpass.[4][5]
In August 2020, an upgrade to Banksia station as part of the Station Access Program was proposed. It includes the addition of lifts, heavily modified entrances, canopy extensions, and upgraded toilets. Construction began in December 2020 and was completed on 16 March 2022, and the lifts were opened on 7 April 2022.[6]
Platforms and services
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | Peak platform[7] | |
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| 2 | services to Hurstville | Peak platform[7] | |
| 3 | services to Bondi Junction | Off-peak platform[7] | |
| 4 | services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh | Off-peak platform[7] |
Transport links
[edit]Transit Systems operates one bus route via Banksia station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 420 Westfield Burwood to Mascot station via Sydney Airport[8]
Banksia station is served by three NightRide routes:
- N10: Sutherland station to Town Hall station[9]
- N11: Cronulla station to Town Hall station[10]
- N20: Riverwood station to Town Hall station[11]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Banksia Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Banksia Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ Forsyth JH "Station Information A to F'" State Rail Authority 1997
- ^ NSW, Transport for (29 May 2019). "Banksia Station Upgrade". transport.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 420". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N10 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N11 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N20 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Banksia railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Banksia station details Transport for New South Wales
