Kogarah railway station explained

Kogarah
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:Railway Parade, Kogarah
Coordinates:-33.9622°N 151.1326°W
Distance:11.61 kilometres from Central
Line:Illawarra
Other:Bus
Structure:Built over
Platform:4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks:4
Opened:15 October 1884
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:KGH
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:Staffed
Passengers:
  • 5,491,000 (year)
  • 15,044 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
Web:Transport for NSW

Kogarah railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Kogarah. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.

History

Kogarah station opened on 15 October 1884 on the same date as the Illawarra line from Redfern to Hurstville with two side platforms.[3]

The station was upgraded with lifts provided in the 1990s.[4]

The station concourse links directly to a small shopping mall called Kogarah Town Centre, which has been built directly over the railway platforms and beside them on Railway Parade.[5]

Transport links

Transit Systems operates three bus routes via Kogarah station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

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

Kogarah station is served by two NightRide routes:

External links

Notes and References

  1. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. Web site: Train Station Monthly Usage . Open Data . 26 January 2024.
  3. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Kogarah Kogarah Station
  4. https://ezesolutions.com.au/our-projects/
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20060830080805/http://www.kogarah.nsw.gov.au/www/html/488-kogarah.asp Kogarah