Mittagong railway station

Mittagong

Northbound view from Platform 2
Location Regent Street, Mittagong
Australia
Coordinates 34°17′28″S 150°34′48″E / 34.291013°S 150.580078°E / -34.291013; 150.580078Coordinates: 34°17′28″S 150°34′48″E / 34.291013°S 150.580078°E / -34.291013; 150.580078
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main South
Distance 131.57 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Station code MIT
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 1 March 1867
Services
Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station
towards Albury
Main Southern Line
towards Sydney
Preceding station   Closed lines   Following station
TerminusPicton Loop Line
(closed)
towards Picton
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
towards Goulburn
Southern Highlands Line
towards Central
towards Canberra
NSW TrainLink Southern
Canberra Xplorer
towards Sydney
towards Griffith
NSW TrainLink Southern
Griffith Xplorer

Mittagong railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Mittagong in the Southern Highlands.

History

The station prior to duplication

The station opened on 1 March 1867.[1] The station is the junction for the old alignment of the Main South Railway line from Picton, and for the now lifted line to the ghost town of Joadja.

The Platform 1 station building was erected in 1873 and the wooden structure on Platform 2 in 1919 when the line was duplicated.[2]

Platforms & services

Mittagong has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with peak hour services to Sydney Central and Goulburn.[3]

It is also serviced by NSW Trainlink Xplorer long distance services from Sydney to Canberra and Griffith.[4]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Campbelltown & Sydney Central [3]
services to Sydney Central[4]
2 services to Moss Vale & Goulburn [3]
services to Canberra & Griffith[4]

Berrima Buslines operate four routes via Mittagong station:

Berrima Buslines operate one route for NSW Trainlink via Mittagong station:

References

  1. Mittagong Station NSWrail.net
  2. Mittagong Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. 1 2 3 "Southern Highlands line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 18 April 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Southern timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [Updated 30 June 2014].
  5. "Rural Villages services timetable" (PDF). Berrima Buslines. 21 October 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "Town timetables" (PDF). Berrima Buslines. 21 October 2013.
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