Loftus railway station, Sydney

Loftus

Southbound view from Platform 2 in July 2012

Location

Loftus Avenue, Loftus

Coordinates

34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°ECoordinates: 34°02′42″S 151°03′05″E / 34.04511944°S 151.0512778°E

Owned by

RailCorp

Operated by

Sydney Trains

Line(s)

Illawarra

Distance

26.29 kilometres from Central

Platforms

2 side

Tracks

Connections

Bus

Construction

Structure type

Ground

Other information

Station code

LOF

History

Opened

9 March 1886

Rebuilt

1979

Electrified

Yes

Previous names

Loftus Junction

Services

web = Sydney Trains

Preceding station		Sydney Trains	Following station
Engadine towards Waterfall	T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line		Sutherland towards Bondi Junction
Preceding station		NSW TrainLink	Following station
Engadine towards Bomaderry (Nowra) or Port Kembla	South Coast Line (limited services)		Sutherland towards Central
Preceding station		Closed Lines	Following station
Royal National Park Terminus		Royal National Park Branch	Terminus

Loftus railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Loftus. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services and limited NSW TrainLink South Coast line services.

Loftus station opened on 9 March 1886 as Loftus Junction when the Illawarra line was extended from Sutherland to Waterfall. It was renamed Loftus in September 1896. It was rebuilt in 1979 as part of the extension of the electrification from Loftus Junction to Waterfall.

From 1886 until 1991, Loftus was the former junction of the branch line to the Royal National Park which branched off immediately south of the station.

Transdev NSW operates two routes via Loftus station:

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