Southern Highlands Line
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The Southern Highlands Line (SHL) is an intercity rail service operated by NSW TrainLink that services the Macarthur, Southern Highlands and Southern Tablelands regions of New South Wales. First operating in 1869, the service runs from Campbelltown across the Main Southern railway line through to Goulburn, with peak hour services extending the route to Central. The railway service operates alongside a bus route from Picton to Bowral, operating on the route of the Picton – Mittagong loop railway line, and a regional coach service from Bundanoon to Wollongong on the South Coast Line, operating on the corridor of the Unanderra–Moss Vale railway line.
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Service type | Intercity rail | ||||||||||||||
Locale | Macarthur, Southern Highlands and Southern Tablelands, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
First service | 19 May 1869 (1869-05-19) | ||||||||||||||
Current operator(s) | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||
Route | |||||||||||||||
Termini | Campbelltown, Central Moss Vale, Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
Stops | 22 | ||||||||||||||
Distance travelled | 215 km (134 mi) | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) used | Main South | ||||||||||||||
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Rolling stock | Endeavour railcar | ||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||
Track owner(s) | Sydney Trains, ARTC | ||||||||||||||
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One of only two routes on the NSW TrainLink intercity network to run entirely on non-electrified railway lines, the Southern Highlands Line is operated with a rolling stock solely consisting of Endeavour railcars, with most services only using two cars. The service spans 169 kilometres (105 mi) of railway, making it the most extensive route on the NSW TrainLink network apart from the Blue Mountains Line's Bathurst Bullet service. Despite that, the route spans only 22 stations, making it also the route with the lowest number of stops. An additional 2 stations and 55 kilometres (34 mi) of railway are traversed by Southern Highlands trains at peak hours.