Mortdale railway station

Mortdale
Northbound view of Platform 2, January 2008
General information
Location	Morts Road, Mortdale Australia
Coordinates	33°58′15″S 151°04′52″E
Elevation	47 metres (154 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Illawarra
Distance	17.06 kilometres (10.60 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am-10pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 6am-10pm
Station code	MDE
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	20 March 1897
Rebuilt	14 September 1922
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023[2]	1,655,300 (year) 4,535 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Oatley towards Waterfall or Cronulla Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Penshurst towards Bondi Junction

Mortdale railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Mortdale. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.

History

Mortdale station opened on 20 March 1897 being relocated north to its current location on 14 September 1922 when a new deviation of the Illawarra line opened.^[3][4] South of the station lies the Mortdale Maintenance Depot.

In March 2007, the station received an accessibility upgrade which included tactile indicators and a lift.^{[citation needed]}

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T4	services to Bondi Junction	[5]
2	T4	services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh	[5]

Transport links

U-Go Mobility operates three bus routes via Mortdale station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 944: to Bankstown station^[6]
• 945: Hurstville to Bankstown station^[7]
• 955: to Hurstville via Oatley^[8]

The station is served by one NightRide route:

• N10: Sutherland station to Town Hall station^[9]

Trackplan

Track layout

References

1. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
2. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
3. Mortdale Station NSWrail.net
4. Mortdale Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
5. "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
6. "Punchbowl Bus Co route 944". Transport for NSW.
7. "Punchbowl Bus Co route 945". Transport for NSW.
8. "Punchbowl Bus Co route 955". Transport for NSW.
9. "N10 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Mortdale railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Mortdale station details Transport for New South Wales