Port Kembla North Railway Station
History
The wharves, mills and factories that today characterise Port Kembla began to develop in the early part of the 20th century. The railway from the main South Coast line to the new port was completed in July 1916, but the only station, Mount Drummond, was at the northern end. A single-platform station near the Outer Harbour, called Port Kembla, opened in January 1920. A second station for the suburb, called Port Kembla North, opened in March 1936, at the southern boundary of the vast Australian Iron & Steel site – the year after the enterprise was acquired by BHP.
The station has no platform building – save for a small waiting shed and services hut – and is not staffed. Electric multiple unit trains began to service the station from February 1986 and electronic ticketing facilities were activated in 2014.
Platforms and Services
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Port Kembla, Thirroul & Waterfall 1 weekday morning peak & 4 weekend late night services to Bondi Junction |
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References
- ^ Asset Standards Authority (30 April 2015). "Train Operating Conditions (TOC) Manual – Track Diagrams (version 3.0)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Port Kembla North Station".
- ^ Office of Environment & Heritage (9 October 2009). "Wollongong Railway Station Group".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics (March 2015). "Summary of train journeys (official patronage figures)". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Port Kembla Station".
- ^ Australia's Industry World, Port Kembla. "HSC Geography Case Study; A Brief History of the Steel Industry at Port Kembla".
- ^ Opal card available on all Sydney trains by next Friday Sydney Morning Herald 20 March 2014
External links
Media related to Port Kembla North railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Port Kembla North station details Transport for New South Wales