Linden railway station, New South Wales

Linden railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains village of Linden opening in August 1874 as Linden Tank before being renamed Hendersons Platform on 26 October 1874, and finally Linden in 1879.^[3]

Linden
Station platform and building, March 2021
General information
Location	Great Western Highway, Linden Australia
Coordinates	33°42′54″S 150°30′20″E
Elevation	523 metres (1,716 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	86.81 kilometres (53.94 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am-8.20am Weekends and public holidays: Unstaffed
Station code	LND
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	August 1874
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Linden Tank (1874) Hendersons Platform (1874-1879)
Passengers
2023[1]	6,190 (year) 17 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Woodford towards Lithgow Blue Mountains Line Faulconbridge towards Central

Platforms and services

Linden has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow.^[4]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	BMT	services to Sydney Central	[4]
2	BMT	services to Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow	[4]

Transport links

Blue Mountains Transit operates two bus routes via Linden station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 685H: Springwood to Hazelbrook^[5]
• 690K: Springwood to Katoomba^[6]

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. Linden Station NSWrail.net
4. "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
5. "Blue Mountains Transit route 685H". Transport for NSW.
6. "Blue Mountains Transit route 690K". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Linden railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Linden station details Transport for New South Wales