Punchbowl railway station
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Punchbowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in October 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Punchbowl Road, Punchbowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°55′31″S 151°03′20″E / 33.9254°S 151.0556°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 39 metres (128 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bankstown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 16.45 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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| Station code | PCB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 14 April 1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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Punchbowl railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
History[edit]
Punchbowl station opened on 14 April 1909, when the Bankstown line was extended from Belmore to Bankstown.[3][4]
Until it closed in the early 1990s, the Punchbowl Maintenance Depot lay to the north-west of the station.
As part of the conversion to Sydney Metro, the station received an accessibility upgrade and a lift in 2023.
Platforms and services[edit]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle | [5] | |
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| 2 | services to Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown | [5] |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Punchbowl Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Punchbowl Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ a b "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links[edit]
Media related to Punchbowl railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Punchbowl station details Transport for New South Wales
- Punchbowl Metro station Sydney Metro
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