Heathcote railway station
Heathcote | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Southbound view of the station platforms from the footbridge in November 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Princes Highway, Heathcote Sydney, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°05′18″S 151°00′29″E / 34.088199°S 151.008019°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 193 metres (633 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | South Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 33.15 km (20.60 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am to 7pm
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| Station code | HTC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 9 March 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (from July 1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025[2] |
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| Rank | 181[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Heathcote railway station is a suburban railway station located on the South Coast line, serving the Sydney suburb of Heathcote. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and limited intercity South Coast Line services. Station facilities include public toilets and a car park.
History
Heathcote station opened on 9 March 1886 when the South Coast line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall.[4] Upgrades to the station, including a new footbridge with lifts, were completed in January 2017.[5] The contract for these upgrades was awarded in July 2015.[6]
Services
Platforms
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | [7] | |
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| services to Bondi Junction | limited weekday morning services[8] | ||
| 2 | services to Waterfall & Helensburgh | [7] | |
| services to Kiama 1 weekday morning service to Port Kembla | limited weekday morning services[8] |
Transport links
U-Go Mobility operates two bus routes via Heathcote station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 991: Heathcote to Sutherland station[9]
- 996: Engadine to Heathcote East[10]
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 4 February 2026.
- ^ This ranking includes all Sydney Trains, Sydney Metro, and Intercity stations. Stations with less than 50 passengers a month are not ranked.
- ^ Heathcote Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Heathcote Station Upgrade Transport for NSW
- ^ Contract awarded for Heathcote Station upgrade Archived 20 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 16 July 2015
- ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
- Media related to Heathcote railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Heathcote station details Transport for New South Wales