Panania railway station

Panania

Westbound view in April 2007
Location Weston Street, Panania
Coordinates 33°57′16″S 150°59′52″E / 33.95433611°S 150.9977806°E / -33.95433611; 150.9977806Coordinates: 33°57′16″S 150°59′52″E / 33.95433611°S 150.9977806°E / -33.95433611; 150.9977806
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) East Hills
Distance 22.55 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code PAN
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 21 December 1931
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Macarthur
T2
Airport Line
towards Circular Quay

Panania railway station is located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Panania. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Airport line services.

History

Panania station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills.[1][2]

On 9 December 1985, the line from Revesby to East Hills was duplicated with a new track laid to the north of the existing one.[3][4]

Upgrades

In October 2011, the surrounding bus stops and station entrance were upgraded.[5] In December 2014, scoping began for a further upgrade.[6]

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport
morning peak services to Central & the City Circle via Sydenham
[7]
2 services to Campbelltown & Macarthur [7]

References

  1. Panania Station NSWrail.net
  2. Panania Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest April 1986 page 119
  4. "Salt Pan via Dumbleton. The Story of the East Hills Line'" ARHS Bulletin September 2001
  5. Panania - Transport Interchange Upgrade Transport for NSW 2 December 2011
  6. Major upgrade to begin at Panania station Transport for NSW 5 December 2014
  7. 1 2 "T2: Airport line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
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