Hurstville railway station

Hurstville railway station
Details
Station Code	HVL
TfNSW Stop Number	222010
Suburb	Hurstville
Number of Platforms	4
Platform Config.	2 island
Services
Lines served

Allawah Hurstville Penshurst

Wolli Creek Hurstville Sutherland

Hurstville railway station is located along the Eastern Suburbs line and is 14.84km from Sydney CBD.[1] It serves the suburbs of Hurstville and South Hurstville. The station consists of 2 islands (forming 4 platforms) and is accessed from Ormonde Parade and Forest Road. Hurstville is serviced by T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra and South Coast line trains in both directions. The station's concourse is integrated with Hurstville Central shopping centre, which includes fresh food retailers and a Coles supermarket.

The station is located with access to the Hurstville CBD’s local amenities, including Georges River Council, Hurstville Bus Interchange and Westfield Hurstville.

Hurstville is staffed 24 hours everyday.[2]

History

Hurstville station opened on 15th October 1884, as the original terminus for the Illawarra Line, before the line was extended to Sutherland in 1885. The station initially had two side platforms and two through running lines. When the two lines were doubled (4 lines) in 1925, the station was rebuilt with two island platforms. Hurstville remains the end of the four track section with the line continuing as two tracks south from this point. Due to this configuration, some services use this station as a terminus.

In 1920, five people were killed when two trains collided while one was shunting at the station. In 1965, the air right above the platforms were covered by the Hurstville Super Centre shopping centre, one of the first suburban stations in Sydney to receive such treatment of its overhead airspace. The original station buildings survived underneath until demolished during refurbishment in the early 1990s. The centre was refurbished in 2008 and rebranded Hurstville Central. After the construction of the shopping centre, the station concourse was also integrated.

There have previously been plans to build several residential towers above the station but these plans have been shelved over concerns about the integrity of overhead supports in the event of a derailment. Plans to convert the station (Platforms 1-2) for Sydney Metro were also planned at one point, but the plan was ultimately scrapped as of 2016, due to issues with freight trains that may need to use the Illawarra line as an alternate southbound route towards Moss Vale and further, if the Southern Highlands line is closed for trackwork.

Configuration

Hurstville consists of two island platforms, located underneath Hurstville Central Shopping Centre, in which the concourse is also integrated with. Part of platforms 1 and 2 also stick out from underneath the covered area, and are placed slightly further north than 3 and 4. A kiosk is also located on platforms 3 and 4.

Both platforms are each accessed via a double-sided set of stairs, and a lift for disabled access.

Platforms and Services

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
		Suburban all stations services to Bondi Junction	Peak hours only
		Peak hour services to Central or Bondi Junction from the South Coast Line	Rarely Used
		Suburban all stations services to Bondi Junction	Peak hours only
		Peak hour services to Wollongong, Kiama or Port Kembla	Rarely Used
		Suburban services to Bondi Junction
		Peak hour services to Central or Bondi Junction from the South Coast Line
		Suburban services to Waterfall or Cronulla
		Peak hour services to Wollongong, Kiama or Port Kembla

Map

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Transport links

Hurstville Bus Interchange is split into two sections. Stands A-G are located on the northern side of the station, and stands H-L are located on the southern side.

Hurstville Bus Interchange

Stand	Routes	Notes
A: U-Go Mobility / Transit Systems	410: to Macquarie Park via Campsie, Burwood and Ryde 452: to Rockdale via Forest Road 455: to Kogarah 947: to Kogarah
B: U-Go Mobility / Transit Systems	450: to Strathfield via Roselands and Lakemba 940: to Bankstown via Riverwood 941: to Bankstown via Greenacre 943: to Lugarno 945: to Bankstown via Mortdale M91: to Parramatta via Bankstown and Chester Hill
D: Transit Systems	490: to Drummoyne via Campsie, Burwood and Five Dock 491: to Five Dock via Bexley North and Ashfield
E: U-Go Mobility	452: to Beverly Hills 455: to Kingsgrove
H: U-Go Mobility	953: to Connells Point (loop service)
J: U-Go Mobility	958: to Rockdale Plaza via South Hurstville and Carss Park
K: U-Go Mobility	959: to Blakehurst (loop service) 970: to Miranda via South Hurstville and Sylvania 971: to Cronulla via South Hurstville, Sylvania and Caringbah
L: U-Go Mobility / NightRide	954: to Hurstville Grove 955: to Mortdale N10: to City (Town Hall Station) or Sutherland N11: to City (Town Hall Station) or Cronulla

T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Line

City & Eastern Suburbs Terminus ← Bondi Junction, Edgecliff, Kings Cross, Martin Place, Town Hall, Central, Redfern Sydenham to Sutherland Sydenham, Tempe, Wolli Creek, Arncliffe, Banksia, Rockdale, Kogarah, Carlton, Allawah, Hurstville, Penshurst, Mortdale, Oatley, Como, Jannali, Sutherland Cronulla Branch → Main Illawarra Line ↓ Main Illawarra Line Loftus, Engadine, Heathcote, Waterfall Terminus ↓ Cronulla Branch Kirrawee, Gymea, Miranda, Caringbah, Woolooware, Cronulla Terminus → Fleet T set (Tangara) - H set (OSCAR) Line details - Sydney Trains

South Coast Line

Sydney Metropolitan Terminus ← Bondi Junction, Edgecliff, Kings Cross, Martin Place, Town Hall, Central, Redfern, Wolli Creek, Hurstville, Sutherland, Loftus, Engadine, Heathcote, Waterfall Main Illawarra Line ↓ Main Illawarra Line Helensburgh, Otford, Stanwell Park, Coalcliff, Scarborough, Wombarra, Coledale, Austinmer, Thirroul, Bulli, Woonona, Corrimal, Towradgi, Fairy Meadow, North Wollongong, Wollongong, Coniston Port Kembla Branch → Kiama Branch ↓ Kiama Branch Unanderra, Kembla Grange, Dapto, Albion Park, Oak Flats, Shellharbour Junction, Minnamurra, Bombo, Kiama Bomaderry Line ↓ Bomaderry Line Gerringong, Berry, Bomaderry Terminus ↓ Port Kembla Branch Lysaghts, Cringila, Port Kembla North, Port Kembla Terminus → Fleet T set (Tangara) - H set (OSCAR) - N set (Endeavour) Line details - NSW TrainLink