Casula railway station is located on the

Main South line The Main South Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, is a railway line that runs north and south from Lyttelton in New Zealand through Christchurch and along the east coast of the South Island to Inverca ...

, serving the

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

suburb of

Casula Casula is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 34 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. Casula is the first suburb immediately sou ...

. It is served by

Sydney Trains Sydney Trains is the operator of the suburban passenger rail network serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The network is a hybrid urban- suburban rail system with a central underground core that covers over of track and 170 ...

T2 Inner West & Leppington and T5 Cumberland line services.

History

Casula station opened on 1 November 1894. In October 1993, a footbridge was installed. Due to its low patronage, Casula is unattended by staff. As part of the construction of the

Southern Sydney Freight Line The Southern Sydney Freight Line (SSFL) is a freight only railway line in the south-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The line was built to segregate freight trains from the Sydney Trains network. It forms part of a dedicated freight only c ...

, which opened to the east of the station in January 2013, Casula received an

easy access Accessibility is the design of products, devices, services, vehicles, or environments so as to be usable by people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible development ensures both "direct access" (i.e ...

upgrade with lifts to the platforms and the existing footbridge extended. The level crossing was replaced in September 2012 with a new road constructed from the north. The

Casula Powerhouse Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (CPAC), commonly referred to as Casula Powerhouse, is a multi-disciplinary arts centre in Casula, a south-western outer suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Before being renovated and converted into an arts ...

arts centre is located adjacent to the station's eastern side.

Platforms and services

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Transport for New South Wales {{Transport for New South Wales railway stations, Inner West & Leppington=y, Cumberland=y, state=collapsed Easy Access railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Australia opened in 1894 Main Southern railway line, New South Wales City of Liverpool (New South Wales)