Kingsgrove railway station, Sydney

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Kingsgrove

Airport & East Hills Line
Station code	KGV
Suburb	Kingsgrove
Street(s)	Mashman Avee
Distance from Central Station	12.62 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	4
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Kingsgrove is a railway station on the East Hills railway line of the CityRail network in Sydney. It serves the suburb of Kingsgrove. Kingsgrove has a single island platform which serves the inner 'local' pair of tracks, the 'main' (express) tracks pass on either side. Kingsgrove retains its original 1930s brick platform building but has had additional platform canopies and entrance built in the intervening years.

1 History
2 Platforms/Services
3 Accessibility
4 Accidents
5 Transport Links
6 Gallery
7 See also
8 Notes and References

[edit] History

Kingsgrove railway station opened in 1931, and was the original terminus of the double track electrified section from Tempe. Until 1939, passengers transferred at Kinsgrove to a rail motor or steam service to continue their journey towards East Hills^[1]. The line was duplicated beyond Kingsgrove in 1948. In 2000, the line was quadruplicated from Wolli Creek Junction to Kingsgrove as part of the Airport Line project. A turnback was provided at Kingsgrove in association with this project, although it is not currently used in regular timetabled service. By 2010, it is anticipated that 4 tracks will extend beyond Kingsgrove to Revesby as part of the Clearways Project^[2] In early 2007, indicator boards on the concourse and platforms were replaced by computer monitors, providing details of train services and arrival times.

[edit] Platforms/Services

From opening until 1987, Kingsgrove was essentially served by all stations trains with occasional peak hours limited stop services. Following the opening of the East Hills- Glenfield extension in 1987, Kingsgrove was served by both all-stations local services and was a stopping point for limited stop services to Campbelltown and Macarthur. Frequency is approximately 6 trains per hour on weekday daytimes- 4 local and 2 limited stop services, with reduced frequencies on nights and weekends.

Platform 1:

Airport & East Hills Line - all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle (anticlockwise).

Platform 2:

Airport & East Hills Line - all stations and limited stops services to East Hills, Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur.

[edit] Accessibility

This station has Easy Access for wheelchairs. A lift provides access from the western side of Kingsgrove Road to the platform below.

[edit] Accidents

On the 6th of October 2000, an eight car Tangara train derailed at low speed near Kingsgrove station causing the rear three carriages to topple onto its side. The cause was a track twist as a result of very high temperatures.^[3] Ten people were hospitalised.^[4]