Villawood railway station explained

Villawood
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:River Avenue, Villawood
Coordinates:-33.8808°N 150.9761°W
Distance:24.50 kilometres from Central
Line:Main Southern
Other:Bus
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:2
Opened:8 October 1924
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:No
Code:VWD
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-2pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:

Unstaffed

Passengers:
  • 258,260 (year)
  • 708 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
Web:Transport for NSW

Villawood railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Villawood. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

History

Villawood station opened on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents Park to Cabramatta.[3] [4]

To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.

Platforms and services

Historically, Villawood was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Villawood is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool.

Transport links

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

Villawood station is served by one NightRide route:

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:Villawood Villawood Station
  4. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4801071 Villawood Railway Station Group
  5. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-07-29 . transportnsw.info.
  6. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-07-29 . transportnsw.info.
  7. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-07-29 . transportnsw.info.