Cringila
Cringila Station
Cringila in April 2019
General information
LocationFive Islands Road, Cringila
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates34°27′59″S 150°52′41″E / 34.4665°S 150.8780°E / -34.4665; 150.8780
Elevation5 metres (16 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Port Kembla railway line
Distance87.650 km from Central[1]
Platforms2 (island), 187 and 178 metres[1]
Train operatorsNSW TrainLink
Bus operatorsPremier Illawarra
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Architectural styleInter-war functionalism[2]
Other information
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened16 April 1926; 97 years ago (1926-04-16)[3]
Electrified4 February 1986; 38 years ago (1986-02-04)[4]
Passengers
2023[6]
  • 8,540 (year)
  • 23 (daily)[5] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Port Kembla North
towards Port Kembla
 South Coast Line Lysaghts
towards Central or Bondi Junction

Cringila railway station is located in Cringila, Australia, on the South Coast railway line's Port Kembla branch. The station serves NSW TrainLink trains travelling south to Port Kembla and north to Wollongong and Sydney.[7]

History

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 area soon rivalled Newcastle as a centre for the state's steel industry. A hamlet of workers' cottages grew up near the steelworks, known first as Steeltown and, from the 1920s, Cringila. 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

Cringila has one platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink 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		 [7]
2 services to Port Kembla [7]

Transport links

Premier Illawarra operates three bus routes via Cringila station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c Office of Environment & Heritage (29 May 2009). "NSW heritage register: Cringila railway station group". Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ^ Bozier, Rolfe. "NSWrail.net: Cringila Station".
  4. ^ Office of Environment & Heritage (9 October 2009). "Wollongong Railway Station Group".
  5. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  6. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ "Premier Illawarra route 34". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ "Premier Illawarra route 51". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "Premier Illawarra route 53". Transport for NSW.

External links

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