Lawson
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Westbound view in September 2007
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Location | Loftus Street, Lawson Australia |
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Coordinates | 33°43′09″S 150°25′47″E / 33.719061°S 150.429847°ECoordinates: 33°43′09″S 150°25′47″E / 33.719061°S 150.429847°E | ||||||||||||
Elevation | 732 metres (2,402 ft) | ||||||||||||
Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||||
Distance | 96.04 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||
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Station code | LWN | ||||||||||||
Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 11 July 1867 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Blue Mountain | ||||||||||||
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Lawson railway station is located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains town of Lawson opening on 11 July 1867 as Blue Mountain, being renamed Lawson on 21 April 1879. A passing loop exists north of Platform 1. As part of widening work to the Great Western Highway, a siding south of Platform 2 was removed and a new submerged siding constructed west of the station.
Lawson has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow.
Blue Mountains Transit operates one route via Lawson station: