Oatley railway station
Oatley | |||||||||||
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Southbound view from Platform 1 in September 2012 | |||||||||||
Location | Oatley Parade, Oatley | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°58′50″S 151°04′44″E / 33.98067°S 151.07902°ECoordinates: 33°58′50″S 151°04′44″E / 33.98067°S 151.07902°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Illawarra | ||||||||||
Distance | 18.28 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | OAL | ||||||||||
Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 26 December 1885 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 7 July 1905 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names |
Oatley's Grant Oatley's Platform | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Oatley railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Oatley. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services.
History
The original Oatley station opened on 26 December 1885 as Oatley's Grant when the Illawarra line was extended from Hurstville to Sutherland. It was renamed Oatley's Platform and finally Oatley in 1890. The station building was relocated to a new platform to the west when a deviation of the line opened on 7 July 1905. Part of the former railway reservation is now the Oatley Memorial Gardens.[1][2][3]
Oatley is notable as the end point of the first section of track to be electrified for regular passenger services, with services from Central commencing on 1 March 1926. Historically some services used to terminate at Oatley before returning north, this is no longer the case but the points remain in place.
As at May 2015, Oatley station is being upgraded with a 100 vehicle car park, and a pedestrian footbridge with lifts.[4][5][6]
Trackplan
References
- ↑ Oatley Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Oatley Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ Oatley Memorial Gardens Kogarah City Council
- ↑ New car park for Oatley Station as access upgrades get the green light Transport for NSW 30 October 2014.
- ↑ $23 million contract awarded for Oatley station upgrade and new 100 space car park Transport for NSW 19 January 2015
- ↑ Oatley Station Upgrade Transport for NSW
External links
- Media related to Oatley railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Oatley station details Sydney Trains