Glenbrook railway station, New South Wales
Glenbrook | |||||||||||||||
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Westbound view of platforms, stairs and station building, December 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Burfitt Parade, Glenbrook Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′09″S 150°37′15″E / 33.76903°S 150.62074°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 167 metres (548 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||
| Line | Main Western | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 67.08 kilometres (41.68 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6.10am to 10.40am, 2.30pm to 7pm
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| Station code | GBR | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 11 May 1913 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2025[2] |
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Glenbrook railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains suburb of Glenbrook.
History
The station opened on 11 May 1913 after the construction of a deviation.[3]
1976 Glenbrook accident
On 16 January 1976, a four-car V set broke down south of Glenbrook station, when a 46 class locomotive collided with the back carriage, killing one person onboard, and injuring another ten.[4]
1999 Glenbrook accident
On 2 December 1999, a V set collided with the back carriage of the Indian Pacific after a signal failure and low visibility, south of Glenbrook station. Seven people were killed in the accident, and 51 were injured.[5]
Until October 1990, there was a loop for westbound services opposite platform 2.[6]
In December 2019, an upgrade which included a new lift was completed.[7]
Platforms and services
Glenbrook has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by Sydney Trains Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow.[8]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central | [8] | |
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| 2 | services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow | [8] |
Transport links
Blue Mountains Transit operates one bus route via Glenbrook station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 691: Penrith station to Mount Riverview[9]
Gallery
References
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ Glenbrook Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Pollard, Neville; Harper, Graham (December 2009). "Conquering Lapstone Hill" (PDF). Australian Railway History. Australian Railway Historical Society: 28 (414). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ The Honourable Peter Aloysius McInerney (April 2001). "Special Commission of Inquiry into the Glenbrook Rail Accident" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2006.
- ^ "Glenbrook – Valley Heights" Railway Digest January 1991 page 23
- ^ "Christmas Delivery for New Lifts at Glenbrook and Kingswood Stations | Blue Mountains News | Fresh Air Daily". Blue Mountains Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Blue Mountains Transit route 691". Transport for NSW.
External links
- Media related to Glenbrook railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Glenbrook station details Transport for New South Wales