Mortdale railway station

Mortdale
Northbound view of Platform 2, January 2008
General information
LocationMorts Road, Mortdale
Australia
Coordinates33°58′15″S 151°04′52″E / 33.9707°S 151.08122°E / -33.9707; 151.08122
Elevation47 metres (154 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Illawarra
Distance17.06 kilometres (10.60 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-10pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 6am-10pm
Station codeMDE
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened20 March 1897
Rebuilt14 September 1922
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 1,655,300 (year)
  • 4,535 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Oatley
towards Waterfall or Cronulla
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Penshurst

Mortdale railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Mortdale. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.

History

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Mortdale station opened on 20 March 1897 being relocated north to its current location on 14 September 1922 when a new deviation of the Illawarra line opened.[3][4] South of the station lies the Mortdale Maintenance Depot.

In March 2007, the station received an accessibility upgrade which included tactile indicators and a lift.[citation needed]

Platforms and services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Bondi Junction [5]
2 services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh [5]
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U-Go Mobility operates three bus routes via Mortdale station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

The station is served by one NightRide route:

Trackplan

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Track layout

References

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  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Mortdale Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Mortdale Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 944". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 945". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 955". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ "N10 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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