Kings Cross railway station, Sydney
Appearance
Kings Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Westbound view from platform 2, March 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°52′29″S 151°13′21″E / 33.87468°S 151.22242°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3.41 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | KSX | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 23 June 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
2023[2] |
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Kings Cross railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Eastern Suburbs line, serving the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and NSW TrainLink's South Coast Line services.
History
[edit]Kings Cross station opened on 23 June 1979 when the Eastern Suburbs line opened from Central to Bondi Junction.[3][4]
The station was upgraded in 2004 and received a lift and tactile indicators. In 2016, Kings Cross was refurbished with new tiling, tactile indicators and the platform walls repainted.[5]
Platforms and services
[edit]Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh | [6] | |
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services to Wollongong, Dapto & Kiama | only during peak hours and weekends[7] | ||
2 | services to Bondi Junction | [6] | |
services to Bondi Junction | only during peak hours and weekends[7] |
Transport links
[edit]Transdev John Holland operates four bus routes via Kings Cross station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 200: Gore Hill to Bondi Junction station[8]
- 311: Millers Point to Eddy Avenue[9]
- 324: Walsh Bay to Watsons Bay via Old South Head Road[10]
- 325: Walsh Bay to Watsons Bay via Vaucluse[11]
Kings Cross station is served by one NightRide route:
Gallery
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Station entrance, August 2017
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Station concourse, August 2017
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Station front, August 2011
References
[edit]- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Kings Cross Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Kings Cross Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ https://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/state_rail_authority_-_s4934.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Route 200 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
- ^ Route 311 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
- ^ "Transdev route 324". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev route 325". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N91 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kings Cross railway station.
- Kings Cross Station at Transport for New South Wales (Archived 1 May 2020)
- Kings Cross Public Transport Map Transport for NSW