Menangle Park railway station
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Menangle Park | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 1, January 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Racecourse Drive, Menangle Park Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°06′13″S 150°44′42″E / 34.103741°S 150.744953°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 79 metres (259 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Southern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 62.85 kilometres (39.05 miles) from Central[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Commuter carpark available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Assisted Access | ||||||||||
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| Station code | MEK | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 26 September 1937 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[3] |
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Menangle Park railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Menangle Park, opening on 26 September 1937.[4]
Menangle Park previously had two additional platforms and run rounds to service the adjacent Menangle Park Paceway. These opened in 1914 and closed in 1963 with the platforms still in situ.[5]
Platforms and services
[edit]Menangle 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.[6] Both platforms are 2 cars long. Opal validators are provided, however there are no top up or ticket issuing facilities.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Campbelltown 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central | [6] | |
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| 2 | services to Moss Vale evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend) | [6] |
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The station has two crossovers to the south, as the section around Glenlee Junction (to the north of Menangle Park) is bidirectional.
Transport links
[edit]Transit Systems operates one bus route via Menangle Park station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 889: Menangle to Campbelltown[7]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf [bare URL 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.
- ^ Menangle Park Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Menangle Racecourse Railway Station NSWrail.net
- ^ a b c "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
External links
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Media related to Menangle railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Menangle Park station details Transport for New South Wales
- Signal diagram 1961
