Loftus railway station, Sydney

Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°E / -34.04511944; 151.0512778Elevation108 metres (354 ft)Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated bySydney TrainsLine(s)IllawarraDistance26.29 kilometres from CentralPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleAssisted accessOther informationStatus

Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-2pm

Weekends and public holidays:

Staffed: 8am-4pmStation codeLOFWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened9 March 1886Rebuilt1979ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesLoftus Junction (1886-1896)Passengers2023^[2]

185,380 (year)
508 (daily)^[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)

Services

Preceding station	Sydney Trains		Following station
Engadine towards Waterfall		Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	Sutherland towards Bondi Junction
Preceding station	NSW TrainLink		Following station
Engadine towards Kiama or Port Kembla		South Coast Line (peak hour services)	Sutherland towards Central or Bondi Junction

Loftus railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Loftus. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and limited NSW TrainLink South Coast Line services.

History

Loftus station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus Junction when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall. In September 1896 it was renamed Loftus. It was rebuilt in 1979 as part of the extension of the electrification from Loftus Junction to Waterfall.^[3]^[4]

From 1886 until 1991, Loftus was the former junction of the branch line to the Royal National Park which branched off immediately south of the station.^[5]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T4	services to Bondi Junction	^[6]
1	SCO	services to Bondi Junction	limited weekday morning peak services^[7]
2	T4	services to Waterfall & Helensburgh	^[6]
2	SCO	services to Kiama 1 weekday morning service to Port Kembla	limited weekday morning peak services^[7]

Transport links

U-Go Mobility operates two bus routes via Loftus station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

991: Sutherland station to Heathcote^[8]
993: Westfield Miranda to Woronora Heights^[9]

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 26 January 2024.
^ Loftus Station NSWrail.net
^ "Loftus Signal Box". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
^ The Royal National Park Branch NSWrail.net
^ ^a ^b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
^ ^a ^b "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
^ "Transdev NSW route 991". Transport for NSW.
^ "Transdev NSW route 993". Transport for NSW.

External links

Media related to Loftus railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Loftus station details Transport for New South Wales

Transport for NSW railway stations

Sydney Metro services and stations

Metro North West Line

Sydney Trains services and stations
T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	Bondi Junction Edgecliff Kings Cross Martin Place Town Hall Central Redfern Sydenham Tempe Wolli Creek Arncliffe Banksia Rockdale Kogarah Carlton Allawah Hurstville Penshurst Mortdale Oatley Como Jannali Sutherland Loftus Engadine Heathcote Waterfall Kirrawee Gymea Miranda Caringbah Woolooware Cronulla

NSW TrainLink Intercity services and stations
South Coast Line	Bondi Junction Edgecliff Kings Cross Martin Place Town Hall Central Redfern (Sydenham) Wolli Creek Hurstville Sutherland (Loftus) (Engadine) (Heathcote) Waterfall Helensburgh Otford Stanwell Park Coalcliff Scarborough Wombarra Coledale Austinmer Thirroul Bulli Woonona Bellambi Corrimal Towradgi Fairy Meadow North Wollongong Wollongong Coniston Lysaghts Cringila Port Kembla North Port Kembla Unanderra Kembla Grange Dapto Albion Park Oak Flats Shellharbour Junction Minnamurra Bombo Kiama Gerringong Berry Bomaderry

NSW TrainLink Intercity services and stations

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