Owned by RailCorp Line(s) Illawarra Opened 15 October 1884 Connection Bus Tracks 4 | Operated by Sydney Trains Connections Bus Owner RailCorp Platforms in use 4 (2 island) | |
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Location Ormonde Parade, Hurstville Distance 14.84 kilometres from Central Address Hurstville NSW 2220, Australia Similar Allawah railway station, Hurstville Central, Westfield Hurstville, Penshurst railway station - S, Redfern railway station | ||
Hurstville railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Hurstville. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services and NSW TrainLink South Coast line services.
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History
Hurstville station opened on 15 October 1884 on the terminus of the Illawarra line from Redfern. On 26 December 1885, the line was extended to Sutherland. The station initially had two side platforms and two through running lines. When the line was quadrupled in 1925, the station was rebuilt with two island platforms. Hurstville remains the end of the four track section with the line continuing as two tracks south from this point.
In 1920 five people were killed when two trains collided while one was shunting at the station.
In 1965, the air rights above the platforms were covered by the Hurstville Super Centre shopping centre, one of the first suburban stations in Sydney to receive such treatment of its overhead airspace. The original station buildings survived underneath until demolished during refurbishment in the early 1990s. The centre was refurbished in 2008 and rebranded Hurstville Central.
There have previously been plans to build several residential towers above the station but these plans have been shelved over concerns about the integrity of overhead supports in the event of a derailment.
Transport links
Punchbowl Bus Company operates ten routes via Hurstville station:
Sydney Buses operate three routes to and from Hurstville station:
Transdev NSW operates eight routes via Hurstville station:
Hurstville railway station is served by two NightRide routes: