Blaxland | |||||||||||||||
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Station platform and building viewed from footbridge, December 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Station Street,Blaxland Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°44′37″S150°36′35″E / 33.743643°S 150.609649°E /-33.743643; 150.609649 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 236 metres (774 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||
| Line | Main Western | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 71.48 kilometres (44.42 mi) fromCentral | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Assisted access | ||||||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am to 7pm
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| Station code | BXD | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 11 July 1867 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Wascoes (1867–1879) | ||||||||||||||
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| 2023[2] |
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Blaxland railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on theMain Western line inNew South Wales, Australia. It serves theBlue Mountains suburb ofBlaxland opening on 11 July 1867 asWascoes, being renamedBlaxland on 21 April 1879.[3]
Blaxland has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced byNSW TrainLinkBlue Mountains Line services travelling fromSydney Central toLithgow.[4]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services toSydney Central | [4] | |
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| 2 | services toSpringwood,Katoomba,Mount Victoria &Lithgow | [4] |
Blue Mountains Transit operates two bus routes via Blaxland station, undercontract toTransport for NSW: