Carlton railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Carlton. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.
Carlton | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 3, June 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Parade, Carlton Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′06″S 151°07′28″E / 33.968325°S 151.124334°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Illawarra | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.74 kilometres (7.92 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CLJ | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1889 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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History
editCarlton station opened in 1889 with two platforms. As part of the quadruplication of the Illawarra line, a second island platform was added in 1925.[3][4] In January 2008, lifts were installed at the station.[5]
It is the closest station to Jubilee Oval with NSW TrainLink services from Wollongong making extra stops during St George Illawarra Dragons games.
On Sunday 21 July 2024, at around 12:15pm, it was reported that a double pram carrying twins had rolled onto the tracks, the father jumping down in an attempt to rescue them, however an oncoming train failed to stop in time and killed the 40-year-old man and one of the twins.[6]
Platforms and services
edit| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | Peak platform[7] | |
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| 2 | services to Hurstville | Peak platform[7] | |
| 3 | services to Bondi Junction | Off-peak platform[7] | |
| 4 | services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh | Off-peak platform[7] |
Transport links
editCarlton railway station is served by two NightRide routes:
- N10: Sutherland station to Town Hall station[8]
- N11: Cronulla station to Town Hall station[9]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Carlton Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Carlton Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ Carlton Railway Easy Access Upgrade Leighton Contractors
- ^ "Father who died trying to rescue twin toddlers hailed as 'incredibly brave and heroic'". ABC News. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N10 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N11 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Carlton railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Carlton station details Transport for New South Wales
