Loftus railway station, Sydney
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 Southbound view from Platform 2 in June 2026 of a Mariyung D Set passing platform 1 on an intercity service | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Loftus Avenue, Loftus Sydney, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 108 metres (354 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Asset Manager of NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | South Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 26.29 km (16.34 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Assisted access | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am to 2pm
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| Station code | LOF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 9 March 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (from November 1926) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former names | Loftus Junction (1886–1896) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2025[1] |
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| Rank | 192[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Loftus railway station is a suburban railway station located on the South Coast line, serving the Sydney suburb of Loftus. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and limited intercity South Coast Line services.
History
[edit]Loftus station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus Junction when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall. In September 1896 it was renamed Loftus. It was rebuilt in 1979 as part of the extension of the electrification from Loftus Junction to Waterfall.[4][5]
From 1886 until 1991, Loftus was the former junction of the branch line to Royal National Park, which branched off immediately south of the station.[6]
The Sydney Tramway Museum is located adjacent to the station and operates historic trams to Royal National Park as well as a section alongside Rawson Avenue to a terminus at Sutherland, with a line totalling 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in length.
Services
[edit]Platforms
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
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services to Bondi Junction | [7] |
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services to Bondi Junction | limited weekday morning peak services[8] | |
| 2 | |
services to Waterfall & Helensburgh | [7] |
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services to Kiama 1 weekday morning service to Port Kembla | limited weekday morning peak services[8] |
Transport links
[edit]U-Go Mobility operates two bus routes via Loftus station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 991: Sutherland station to Heathcote[9]
- 993: Westfield Miranda to Woronora Heights[10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ↑ This ranking includes all Sydney Trains, Sydney Metro, and Intercity stations. Stations with less than 50 passengers a month are not ranked.
- ↑ Loftus Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ "Loftus Signal Box". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
- ↑ The Royal National Park Branch NSWrail.net
- 1 2 "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- 1 2 "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "U-Go Mobility route 991". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "U-Go Mobility route 993". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Loftus railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Loftus station details Transport for New South Wales
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