Wentworth Falls railway station
Railway station in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wentworth Falls railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Wentworth Falls opening on 22 July 1867 as Weatherboard, being renamed Wentworth Falls on 21 April 1879.[3]
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Location | Station Street, Wentworth Falls, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°42′36″S 150°22′35″E | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 872 metres (2,861 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 102.61 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Staffed: 5.35am-3.30pm
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Station code | WFS | ||||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 22 July 1867 | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Previous names | Weatherboard | ||||||||||||||
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In 1902, it was converted to an island platform when the line was duplicated.[4] A passing loop previously existed north of Platform 1 but has been disconnected from the main line.
Transport Heritage NSW celebrated 150 years of the railway with a weekend of events in July 2017.[5]