Sutherland railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the

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suburb of

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. It is served by

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' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and

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services.

History

Sutherland station opened on 26 December 1885 as the interim terminus of the Illawarra line when it was extended from

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. The station opened for general rail traffic on 1 March 1886. It consisted of a brick station facing both the road and railway, a goods shed, and a stationmaster's residence. On 9 March 1886, the line was extended to

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. On 16 December 1939, Sutherland became a junction station with the opening of the Cronulla line. Although the electric wires continued south to Loftus and

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, until this was extended to Waterfall in 1980, Sutherland was the transfer station for services to

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Upgrades

On 15 November 1993, an upgraded footbridge with a new ticket office and lifts was opened by

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. A number of upgrades have taken place. In 2010, as part of the CityRail Clearways Program, the junction to the south of the station leading to the

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was duplicated. A new bus interchange was completed in May 2014. A new lift to Platform 1 was completed in October 2014 making the station fully wheelchair accessible. In August 2014, construction commenced on a new 340 vehicle

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. It opened on 6 July 2015. In 2018, the lift from platforms 2 and 3 was rebuilt to have the entrance from the north end instead of the south.

Platforms and services

Transport links

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operates eight bus routes via Sutherland station – all routes depart from the bus interchange on the western side of the station except routes 969 and 976, which depart from Flora Street on the eastern side: *960: to Bankstown station *961:

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*962: Westfield Miranda to East Hills station *965: to Woronora *969: to Cronulla *976: to Grays Point *991: to Heathcote *993: Westfield Miranda to

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& Woronora Heights Sutherland station is served by one NightRide route: *NightRide N10: to Town Hall station

Trackplan

References

External links

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Sutherland station details
Transport for New South Wales
Sutherland Station Public Transport Map
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