Coniston railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located in Coniston, New South Wales, Australia, on the South Coast railway line. The station serves NSW TrainLink trains travelling south to Port Kembla or Kiama and north to Wollongong and Sydney.[6]
Coniston | ||||||||||||
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 Platforms in 2008 | ||||||||||||
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| Location | Gladstone Avenue, Coniston New South Wales Australia | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°26′17″S 150°53′06″E / 34.4380°S 150.8850°E | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 19 metres (62 ft) | |||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | South Coast | |||||||||||
| Distance | 84.097 kilometres (52.255 mi) from Central[1] | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (side), 132 metres (433 ft) and 139 metres (456 ft)[1] | |||||||||||
| Train operators | NSW TrainLink | |||||||||||
| Bus operators | Premier Illawarra | |||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||
| Parking | 68 spaces | |||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||
| Architectural style | Inter-war functionalism | |||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 5.35am to 9.35am, 2pm to 6pm
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| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1916[2] | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 20 May 1941 | |||||||||||
| Electrified | 4 February 1986[3] | |||||||||||
| Previous names | Mount Drummond (1916-1923) | |||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||
| 2023[5] |
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History
editThe district south of central Wollongong began to develop as an industrial area at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1916, the NSW Government Railways opened a branch line from the main South Coast line south of Wollongong to the new wharves at Port Kembla. The branch's sole passenger station was Mount Drummond, but it closed in 1923, reopening as Coniston in 1925. A "Coniston Station Estate" surrounding the station, consisting of industrial and residential allotments, was subdivided in 1939. The branch line assumed increased significance with Australia's entry into World War II, with a dramatic increase in steel production prompting the Railways to duplicate the line from Wollongong to Cringila. The original Coniston station was demolished in 1941 and replaced with a new two-platform station at its present-day, main line location.[7]
The new station included three single-storey buildings: a ticket office at street level on Gladstone Avenue, and two identical platform buildings containing a waiting room and toilets. The buildings were constructed in the functionalist style from dichromatic brick using iron oxide and clinker bricks with soldier courses. The platform buildings feature distinctive Art Deco style vertical "fins" extending above the awnings at both ends. While all three buildings remain today, the exteriors have been painted over and the original internal fit-outs removed. The station is deemed to have local heritage significance.[7]
Platforms and services
editConiston has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink South Coast line services travelling between Sydney Central, Bondi Junction and Kiama, as well as local services from Waterfall and Thirroul to Port Kembla.[6]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Thirroul, Waterfall, Sydney Central & Bondi Junction | [6] | |
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| 2 | services to Port Kembla & Kiama | [6] |
Transport links
editPremier Illawarra operates one bus route via Coniston station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
Gallery
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The functionalist 1941 platform buildings feature Art Deco-influenced "fins" on each end, January 2008 -
Northbound view of the station platforms from Bridge Street, January 2008
References
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Coniston Station".
- ^ Office of Environment & Heritage (9 October 2009). "Wollongong Railway Station Group".
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b Office of Environment & Heritage (29 May 2009). "Coniston Railway Station Group".
- ^ "Premier Illawarra route 11". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Coniston railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Coniston station details Transport for New South Wales
