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Railway station in New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Douglas Park railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Douglas Park, opening on 1 July 1863 with the opening of the Menangle to Picton railway extension,[4] the station was originally a halt where trains would stop by signal only.[5]
Douglas Park | |||||||||||
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Northbound view from Platform 1, June 2012 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Camden Road, Douglas Park Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°11′00″S 150°42′36″E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 124 metres (407 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Southern | ||||||||||
Distance | 73.32 kilometres from Central[1] | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | DPK | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 6 September 1869 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Douglass Park (1863-1891) | ||||||||||
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The station first appeared as Douglass Park in the Great Southern Railway timetable on 29 June 1863, as a footnote indicating that trains would stop at the station if required.[6] It received up to 3 Up trains and 3 Down trains during weekdays. The journey time to Campbelltown was approximately 30–35 minutes, and to Sydney; approximately 2 hours (depending on wait times at Campbelltown).
The station was renamed Douglas Park on 31 July 1891. It was relocated to its present site on 13 June 1892.[7]
Douglas Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central and limited evening services to Goulburn.[8]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Campbelltown 2 weekend morning services to Sydney Central |
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2 | services to Moss Vale evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend) |
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