Loftus railway station, Sydney
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Loftus | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Loftus Avenue, Loftus Sydney, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 108 metres (354 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | South Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.29 km (16.34 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Assisted access | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am to 2pm
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| Station code | LOF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 9 March 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (from November 1926) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Loftus Junction (1886–1896) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2025[1] |
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| Rank | 192[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Loftus railway station is a suburban railway station located on the South Coast line, serving the Sydney suburb of Loftus. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and limited intercity South Coast Line services.
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.[4][5]
From 1886 until 1991, Loftus was the former junction of the branch line to Royal National Park, which branched off immediately south of the station.[6]
The Sydney Tramway Museum is located adjacent to the station and operates historic trams to Royal National Park as well as a section alongside Rawson Avenue to a terminus at Sutherland, with a line totalling 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in length.
Services
Platforms
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | [7] | |
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| services to Bondi Junction | limited weekday morning peak services[8] | ||
| 2 | services to Waterfall & Helensburgh | [7] | |
| services to Kiama 1 weekday morning service to Port Kembla | limited weekday morning peak services[8] |
Transport links
U-Go Mobility operates two bus routes via Loftus station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 991: Sutherland station to Heathcote[9]
- 993: Westfield Miranda to Woronora Heights[10]
