Punchbowl railway station

Punchbowl railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

Punchbowl
Eastbound view in October 2006
General information
LocationPunchbowl Road, Punchbowl
Coordinates33°55′31″S 151°03′20″E
Elevation39 metres (128 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Bankstown
Distance16.45 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codePCB
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened14 April 1909
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20133,020 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank80
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Bankstown
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
 Bankstown Line Wiley Park
towards City Circle
Future service
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Bankstown
Terminus
 Metro North West Line Wiley Park
towards Tallawong

History

Punchbowl station opened on 14 April 1909, when the Bankstown line was extended from Belmore to Bankstown.[2][3]

Until it closed in the early 1990s, the Punchbowl Maintenance Depot lay to the north-west of the station.

Platforms and services
Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle [4]
2 services to Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown [4]

References
  1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. Punchbowl Station NSWrail.net
  3. Punchbowl Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.


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