Blaxland railway station

Railway station in New South Wales, Australia

33°44′37″S 150°36′35″E / 33.743643°S 150.609649°E / -33.743643; 150.609649Elevation236 metres (774 ft)Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated byNSW TrainLinkLine(s)Main WesternDistance71.48 kilometres from CentralPlatforms2 (1 island)Tracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundParkingYesAccessibleAssisted accessOther informationStatus
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
UnstaffedStation codeBXDWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened11 July 1867ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesWascoes (1867-1879)Passengers2023[2]
  • 215,890 (year)
  • 591 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Warrimoo
towards Lithgow
 Blue Mountains Line Glenbrook
towards Central
Springwood
towards Lithgow
 Blue Mountains Line
Limited express

Blaxland railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains suburb of Blaxland opening on 11 July 1867 as Wascoes, being renamed Blaxland on 21 April 1879.[3]

Platforms and services

Blaxland has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow.[4]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1
BMT
 services to Sydney Central [4]
2
BMT
 services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow [4]

Blue Mountains Transit operates two bus routes via Blaxland station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

References

  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. ^ Blaxland Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ a b c "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  5. ^ "Blue Mountains Transit route 690P". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ "Blue Mountains Transit route 691". Transport for NSW.
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