Dapto railway station, New South Wales
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NSW TrainLink intercity train station ← Kembla Grange · Albion Park → |
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| Location | Station Street, Dapto New South Wales Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°29′34″S 150°47′30″E / 34.4929°S 150.7918°ECoordinates: 34°29′34″S 150°47′30″E / 34.4929°S 150.7918°E |
| Owned by | RailCorp |
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink |
| Line(s) | South Coast |
| Distance | 95.047 km from Central |
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| Train operators | NSW TrainLink |
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| Structure type | At-grade |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike racks |
| Disabled access | Assisted access |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
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| Website | Sydney Trains |
| History | |
| Opened | 9 January 1887 |
| Electrified | 24 January 1993 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2014) | 196,605 |
| Rank | 178th of 307 |
Dapto is an intercity train station located in Dapto, New South Wales, Australia, on the South Coast railway line. The station serves NSW TrainLink trains travelling south to Kiama and north to Wollongong and Sydney.Premier Illawarra operates connecting bus services from the station to Horsley, Shellharbour and Wollongong. Under contract to NSW TrainLink, Roadcoach operates a connecting coach service to meet Canberra Xplorer trains at Moss Vale Station.
The railway from Clifton to North Kiama, opened in 1887, passed through the sparsely-settled rural district of Dapto. Although the station was built some distance south of the existing village centre (that area, now called Brownsville, was considered too swampy) the platform building was significantly larger than any other south of Wollongong – of a scale usually reserved for medium-sized country towns. The commercial centre of Dapto duly migrated south to be nearer the station.
The approach to the platform building from Station Street is via a circular driveway through Hartigan Park, planted with brush box and Canary Island date palm. (Today, the park also contains Korean and Vietnam war memorials.)
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