Waterfall railway station is a Sydney

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 railway station serving the suburb of Waterfall, New South Wales

Waterfall, New South Wales

Waterfall is a small suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Waterfall is located 38 kilometers south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire....

 and is the last stop of the suburban section of the Illawarra line. Waterfall station also provides access to Camp Coutts

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 campsite. The station opened in 1886, moving to its present location in 1905. Waterfall is used by an average of 540 commuters each weekday. In 1994, a shunting accident involving two empty passenger trains saw one train jack-knife onto the platform, demolishing the concrete pedestrian bridge. South of Waterfall railway station is the site of the Waterfall train disaster

Waterfall train disaster

The Waterfall rail accident was a train accident that occurred on 31 January 2003 near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia. The train derailed, killing seven people aboard, including the train driver.-Incident:...

, a rail accident that claimed the lives of the driver and six passengers on 31 January 2003.

Sidings

Waterfall has sidings for staging goods trains in either direction and a bypass track for goods trains on either side of the platforms (the 'Up and Down refuge loops'). There are also 3 sidings for the stabling of suburban electric trains to the east of the station.

Platforms and services

The station receives approximately two suburban trains an hour in off-peak, with more services in peak hours. South Coast line trains stop at the station every two hours in each direction. Other trains go directly from Sutherland to Helensburgh or vice-versa without stopping at Waterfall. Trains may terminate on either platform before returning to the city.

The station is served by three to four trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Transport links

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 runs one route to and from Waterfall station:

• 991 - to Sutherland
  Sutherland, New South Wales
  Sutherland is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Sutherland Shire....
  
  

Neighbouring stations

Other sources

* Waterfall and its Three Stations Singleton, C.C. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin

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, October, 1961