South Coast Line
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A NSW TrainLink H set travelling towards Scarborough
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Intercity rail |
| Locale | Illawarra region, New South Wales |
| First service | 21 June 1887 |
| Current operator(s) | NSW TrainLink |
| Route | |
| Start | Central, Bondi Junction |
| Stops | 45 |
| End | Bomaderry |
| Distance travelled | 166 km (103 mi) |
| Line used |
Eastern Suburbs South Coast Port Kembla |
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| NSW TrainLink H set and Endeavour railcar | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Track owner(s) | RailCorp |
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The South Coast Line is an intercity rail service operated by NSW TrainLink that services the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The service runs from Central, and runs the entire length of the eponymous South Coast railway line to Bomaderry. The service also runs along the Eastern Suburbs railway line at peak hours and the Port Kembla railway line to Port Kembla. It is operated with NSW TrainLink H sets and Sydney Trains T sets, with Endeavour railcars operating the service on the non-electrified line between Kiama and Bomaderry.
Passenger trains first operated on the South Coast railway line in 1887, and is one of five routes on the NSW TrainLink Intercity network. The South Coast Line routes span 40 stations, across 159 km of railway. An additional 5 stations and 7 km of railway are travelled by South Coast Line trains at peak hour on the Eastern Suburbs railway line.
The first passenger train services on the Illawarra commenced on 21 June 1887, after the line was completed from Clifton to Wollongong, and later, North Kiama on 9 November 1887. The line was later connected to Waterfall via Helensburgh, Otford, Stanwell Park and Coalcliff the following year between July and October 1888, after delays on construction between Waterfall and Clifton. The line was further extended to Bomaderry through Kiama, opening on 2 June 1893.
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