Cringila railway station
Cringila | |||||||||||
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 Cringila in April 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Five Islands Road, Cringila New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°27′59″S 150°52′41″E / 34.4665°S 150.8780°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 5 metres (16 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line | Port Kembla railway line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 87.650 kilometres (54.463 mi) from Central[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (island), 187 and 178 metres[1] | ||||||||||
Train operators | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Bus operators | Premier Illawarra | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Architectural style | Inter-war functionalism[2] | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 April 1926[3] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 4 February 1986[4] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[5] |
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Cringila railway station is located in Cringila, Australia, on the South Coast railway line's Port Kembla branch. The station serves Sydney Trains travelling south to Port Kembla and north to Wollongong and Sydney.[7]
History
[edit]Though the Port Kembla district was designated as a future port and industrial area as early as 1893, satisfactory wharves were only constructed in the early 20th century. The first metalworks began production in 1908. A hamlet of workers' cottages grew up near the site of the later Port Kembla steelworks. This settlement was first known as Steeltown, but was renamed Cringila the following year, as new blast furnaces opened at the steelworks, by then Australian Iron & Steel. The area soon rivalled Newcastle as a centre for the state's steel industry. The railway from the main South Coast line to the new port was completed in July 1916, and a single-platform station followed at Cringila six years later.[2]
Australia's entry into World War II dramatically increased its demand for steel, and the Port Kembla branch line was duplicated in 1940. A new island-platform Cringila station, in the inter-war functionalist style, opened the following year. The dichromatic brick platform building, built to a similar plan as was used for Cronulla line stations, features a toilet, general waiting room, staff room, goods store, stationmaster's office, combined booking and parcels office, and ticket office. The building is considered a good example of its type, being externally intact, and has been listed on the local heritage register. The station footbridge was extended in 1958 to provide a direct connection to the adjacent BHP (now BlueScope) steelworks.[2]
Platforms and services
[edit]Cringila has one platform with two faces. It is serviced by Sydney Trains South Coast line services travelling between Waterfall and Thirroul to Port Kembla. One weekday morning and four weekend late night services go to Bondi Junction.[7]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 |  |
services to Thirroul & Waterfall 1 weekday morning peak & 4 weekend late night services to Bondi Junction |
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| 2 | |
services to Port Kembla | [7] |
Transport links
[edit]Premier Illawarra operates three bus routes via Cringila station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 34: Wollongong to Port Kembla[8]
- 51: University of Wollongong to Albion Park[9]
- 53: University of Wollongong to Stockland Shellharbour[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Asset Standards Authority (30 April 2015). "Train Operating Conditions (TOC) Manual – Track Diagrams (version 3.0)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 Office of Environment & Heritage (29 May 2009). "NSW heritage register: Cringila railway station group". Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Cringila Station".
- ↑ Office of Environment & Heritage (9 October 2009). "Wollongong Railway Station Group".
- ↑ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ↑ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- 1 2 3 4 "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Premier Illawarra route 34". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Premier Illawarra route 51". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Premier Illawarra route 53". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Cringila railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Cringila station details Transport for New South Wales
