Villawood railway station
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Villawood
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Eastbound view in November 2007
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| Location | River Avenue, Villawood | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||
| Distance | 24.50 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | VWD | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Villawood railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Villawood. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
History
Villawood station opened on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents Park to Cabramatta.[1][2]
To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.
Platforms & services
Historically, Villawood was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Villawood is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool - City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[3][4]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe | 2 services on weekdays | |
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| services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown | |||
| 2 | services to Liverpool |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operates three routes via Villawood station:
- 905: Fairfield station to Bankstown station[5]
- 907: Parramatta station to Bankstown station[6]
- S4: Fairfield to Chester Hill shopping service[5]
Villawood station is served by one NightRide route:[7]
- N50: Liverpool station to City (Town Hall)
References
- ↑ Villawood Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Villawood Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
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- ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Villawood station details Sydney Trains
