Carlton railway station, Sydney
Carlton | |||||||||||
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Northbound view from Platform 3 in June 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Parade, Carlton Sydney, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′06″S 151°07′28″E / 33.968325°S 151.124334°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of NSW | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line | South Coast line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.74 km (7.92 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CLJ | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 February 1887 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (from 1926) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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Carlton railway station is a suburban railway station located on the South Coast line, serving the Sydney suburb of Carlton. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.
History
Carlton station opened on 15 February 1887, with proper station facilities constructed in 1889.[3] Originally the station had two platforms, and as part of the quadruplication of the Illawarra line, a second island platform was added in 1925.[4][5] In January 2008, lifts were installed at the station.[6]
It is the closest station to Jubilee Oval with NSW TrainLink services from Wollongong making extra stops during St George Illawarra Dragons games.
On Sunday 21 July 2024, at around 12:15pm, it was reported that a double pram carrying twins had rolled onto the tracks, the father jumping down in an attempt to rescue them, however an oncoming train failed to stop in time and killed the 40-year-old man and one of the twins.[7]
Services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Bondi Junction | Peak platform[8] | |
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| 2 | services to Hurstville | Peak platform[8] | |
| 3 | services to Bondi Junction | Off-peak platform[8] | |
| 4 | services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh | Off-peak platform[8] |
Bus services
Carlton railway station is served by two NightRide routes:
- N10: Sutherland station to Town Hall station[9]
- N11: Cronulla station to Town Hall station[10]
References
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ CARLTON RAILWAY STATION: Fiftieth Anniversary. The Propeller (Hurstville, NSW: 1911–1954). Trove, National Library of Australia. 11 February 1937. p.7, accessed 4 October 2025
- ^ Carlton Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Carlton Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ Carlton Railway Easy Access Upgrade Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Leighton Contractors
- ^ "Father who died trying to rescue twin toddlers hailed as 'incredibly brave and heroic'". ABC News. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N10 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N11 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
- Media related to Carlton railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton station details Transport for New South Wales