Katoomba
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Eastbound view in April 2012
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Location | Goldsmith Place, Katoomba Australia |
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Coordinates | 33°42′43″S 150°18′41″E / 33.711904°S 150.311347°ECoordinates: 33°42′43″S 150°18′41″E / 33.711904°S 150.311347°E | |||||||||||||||
Elevation | 1,016.8 metres (3,336 ft) | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 109.94 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | KTO | |||||||||||||||
Website | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 2 February 1874 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Crushers | |||||||||||||||
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Katoomba railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Katoomba opening on 2 February 1874 as Crushers, being renamed Katoomba on 9 July 1877.
A passing loop exists to the north of the station. West of the station is a disused yard. A level crossing immediately east of the station was replaced by a bridge west of the station on 31 January 1986.
Katoomba has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow. Some services from Sydney terminate at Katoomba. The Bathurst Bullet operates to Bathurst.
It is also serviced by NSW Trainlink's Central West XPT and Outback Xplorer long distance services from Sydney to Dubbo and Broken Hill.
Blue Mountains Transit operate ten routes to and from Katoomba station: