Lapstone railway station

Lapstone railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains village of Lapstone opening on 24 February 1964.^[3]

Lapstone
Westbound view of platforms and station buildings, August 2012
General information
Location	Explorers Road, Lapstone Australia
Coordinates	33°46′25″S 150°38′34″E
Elevation	115 metres (377 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	63.62 kilometres (39.53 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	39 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 10am Weekends and public holidays: Unstaffed
Station code	LAP
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	24 February 1964
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023[1]	38,900 (year) 107 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Glenbrook towards Lithgow Blue Mountains Line Emu Plains towards Central

History

In April 2021, the station was upgraded and received a new lift and platform tactiles.^[4][5]

Platforms and services

Lapstone has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow.^[6]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	BMT	services to Sydney Central	[6]
2	BMT	services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow	[6]

Transport links

Blue Mountains Transit operates one bus route via Lapstone station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 691: Penrith station to Mount Riverview^[7]

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. Lapstone Station Archived 20 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
4. "Lapstone Station Upgrade". Transport for NSW. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
5. "Lapstone Railway Station upgrade opens ahead of schedule". Blue Mountains Gazette. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
6. "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "Blue Mountains Transit route 691". Transport for NSW.

External links

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