Minnamurra railway station

Minnamurra railway station is a single-platform intercity train station located in Minnamurra, New South Wales, Australia, on the South Coast railway line. The station serves NSW TrainLink trains traveling south to Kiama and north to Wollongong and Sydney.[5]

Minnamurra
Minnamurra Station
Northbound view on the single platform
General information
LocationRailway Avenue, Minnamurra
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates34°37′33″S 150°51′08″E / 34.6257°S 150.8522°E / -34.6257; 150.8522
Elevation7 metres (23 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Line(s)South Coast
Distance113.372 km from Central[1]
Platforms1, 195 metres[1]
Train operatorsNSW TrainLink
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened23 December 1891[2]
Rebuilt10 October 1943[2]
Electrified17 November 2001
Passengers
2023[4]
  • 49,260 (year)
  • 135 (daily)[3] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Bombo
towards Kiama
South Coast Line Shellharbour Junction

While the railway line through Minnamurra opened in 1887, the station didn't open until four years later. In 1943, it moved to its present location. The station has no platform building and is not staffed. Electric multiple unit trains began to service the station from November 2001.[6]

Despite some interest from local politicians, a perennial proposal to close Minnamurra and Bombo stations in favour of a new stop in the centre of Kiama Downs has not progressed.[7]

Entrance on Railway Avenue

Platforms and services edit

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Sydney Central, Bondi Junction & Kiama [5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Minnamurra Station".
  3. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  4. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ "Electrifying news". South Coast Register. 20 November 2001.
  7. ^ Mackie, Graham (2 October 2013). "A station for Kiama Downs?". Kiama Independent.

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