Banksia railway station

Banksia
Southbound view from Platform 1 in 2006
Location	Railway Street, Banksia
Coordinates	33°56′43″S 151°08′26″E / 33.94534167°S 151.1404306°ECoordinates: 33°56′43″S 151°08′26″E / 33.94534167°S 151.1404306°E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Illawarra
Distance	9.60 kilometres from Central
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	BKA
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	21 October 1906
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Rockdale towards Waterfall or Cronulla T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Arncliffe towards Bondi Junction

Banksia railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Banksia. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services.

History

Banksia station opened on 21 October 1906 with one island platform.^[1] 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.^[2][3]

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T4	services to Bondi Junction	[4]
2	T4	services to Cronulla & Waterfall	[4]
3	T4	services to Bondi Junction	[4]
4	T4	services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh	[4]

Transport links

Sydney Buses operate two routes via Banksia station:

• 400: Westfield Burwood to Bondi Junction Interchange^[5]
• 410: Rockdale station to Bondi Junction Interchange^[5]

References

1. Banksia Station NSWrail.net
2. Banksia Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
3. Forsyth JH "Station Information A to F'" State Rail Authority 1997
4. "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
5. "Routes 400 and 410 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 29 April 2013.

External links

• Media related to Banksia railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Banksia station details Sydney Trains