Gymea railway station

Gymea

Eastbound view in April 2012
Location Gymea Bay Road, Gymea
Coordinates 34°02′06″S 151°05′07″E / 34.03490°S 151.08539°E / -34.03490; 151.08539Coordinates: 34°02′06″S 151°05′07″E / 34.03490°S 151.08539°E / -34.03490; 151.08539
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Cronulla
Distance 27.94 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code GYM
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 16 December 1939
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Cronulla
T4
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line

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

History

Gymea station opened on 16 December 1939 when the Cronullla line opened from Sutherland to Cronulla.[1][2]

Originally, Gymea was one of two crossing loops on the line, with the other being at Caringbah. The section from Gymea to Caringbah was duplicated in 1985, and under the Rail Clearways Program, the remaining sections of single line railway from Sutherland to Gymea and Caringbah to Cronulla were duplicated in April 2010.[3][4]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Bondi Junction [5]
2 services to Cronulla [5]

Transdev NSW operates two routes via Gymea station:

References

  1. ↑ Gymea Station NSWrail.net
  2. ↑ Gymea Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. ↑ "Gymea - Caringah Duplication Opened" Railway Digest August 1985 page 234
  4. ↑ First passenger trains run on newly duplicated track on the Cronulla Line Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation 19 April 2010
  5. 1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
  6. ↑ "Routes 973 and 974 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Routes 975 and 976 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.
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