Southern Highlands Line

Southern Highlands Line

Endeavour railcar at Moss Vale in December 2008
Overview
Service type	Intercity rail
Locale	Macarthur, Southern Highlands and Southern Tablelands, New South Wales
First service	19 May 1869 (1869-05-19)
Current operator(s)	NSW TrainLink
Route
Start	Campbelltown, Central
Stops	22
End	Goulburn
Distance travelled	224 km (139 mi)
Line used	Main South
Technical
	Endeavour railcar, R Set
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Track owner(s)	RailCorp
NSW TrainLink intercity services Blue Mountains Central Coast & Newcastle Hunter South Coast Southern Highlands

The Southern Highlands Line is an Intercity rail service operated by NSW TrainLink that services the Macarthur, Southern Highlands and Southern Tablelands regions of New South Wales. First operating in 1869, the service runs from Campbelltown across the Main Southern railway line through to Goulburn, with peak hour services extending the route to Central. The railway service operates alongside a State Transit Authority bus route from Picton to Bowral, operating on the corridor of the Picton – Mittagong loop railway line, and a regional coach service from Bundanoon to Wollongong on the South Coast Line, operating on the corridor of the Unanderra - Moss Vale railway line.

One of only two routes on the NSW TrainLink intercity network to run entirely on non-electrified railway lines, the Southern Highlands Line is operated with a rolling stock solely consisting of Endeavour railcars, with most services only using two cars. The service spans 169 kilometers of railway, making it the most extensive route on the NSW TrainLink network apart from the Blue Mountains Line's Bathurst Bullet service. The route also spans 22 stations, making it also the route with the least amount of stops. An additional 2 stations and 55 kilometers of railway are traveled by Southern Highlands trains at peak hours.