Douglas Park Railway Station
Douglas Park railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Douglas Park, opening on 1 July 1863 with the opening of the Menangle to Picton railway extension, the station was originally a halt where trains would stop by signal only.
The station first appeared as Douglass Park in the Great Southern Railway timetable on 29 June 1863, as a footnote indicating that trains would stop at the station if required. It received up to 3 Up trains and 3 Down trains during weekdays. The journey time to Campbelltown was approximately 30–35 minutes, and to Sydney; approximately 2 hours (depending on wait times at Campbelltown).
The station was renamed Douglas Park on 31 July 1891. It was relocated to its present site on 13 June 1892.
Platforms and services
Douglas Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Campbelltown 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | services to Moss Vale evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend) |
References
- ^ https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf
- ^ 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.
- ^ "THE PICTON EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY". Empire. 1 July 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO PICTON". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "NEW SOUTH WALES". New South Wales Government Gazette. 29 June 1863. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ Douglas Park Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Douglas Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Douglas Park station details Transport for New South Wales
