Villawood railway station
Villawood | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in November 2007 | |||||||||||
| Location | River Avenue, Villawood | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°52′53″S 150°59′05″E / 33.881478°S 150.9848°ECoordinates: 33°52′53″S 150°59′05″E / 33.881478°S 150.9848°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||
| Distance | 24.50 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | VWD | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Villawood railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Villawood. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
History
Villawood station opened on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents Park to Cabramatta.[1][2]
To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.
Platforms & services
Historically, Villawood was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Villawood is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool - City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[3][4]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe | 2 services on weekdays | |
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| services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown | |||
| 2 | services to Liverpool | 1 service on weekdays | |
| services to Liverpool |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operates three routes via Villawood station:
- 905: Fairfield station to Bankstown station[5]
- 907: Parramatta station to Bankstown station[6]
- S4: Fairfield to Chester Hill shopping service[5]
Villawood station is served by one NightRide route:[7]
- N50: Liverpool station to City (Town Hall)
References
- ↑ Villawood Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Villawood Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ↑ "T2: Inner West & South line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "T3: Bankstown line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
- 1 2 "Routes 905 and S4 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.
- ↑ "Route 907 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 27 April 2015.
- ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Vilawood railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Villawood station details Sydney Trains