Kingsgrove railway station is located on the

East Hills line The East Hills railway line serves the southern and south-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The line opened to East Hills in 1931 and was extended to connect to the Main South line in 1987. Most services along the line form part of the Ai ...

, serving the

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suburb of

Kingsgrove Kingsgrove is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Kingsgrove is south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, Bayside Council and the Geo ...

. It is served by

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T8 Airport & South line services.

History

Kingsgrove station opened on 21 September 1931 when the

opened from Tempe to East Hills. It was the original terminus of the double track electrified section from Tempe. Until 1939, passengers transferred at Kinsgrove to a

CPH railmotor The CPH (or 42 foot) rail motors were introduced by the New South Wales Government Railways in 1923 to provide feeder service on country branch lines. Introduction Often referred to as "Tin Hares", having evolved at the same time as the mechanica ...

or steam service to continue their journey towards East Hills. The line was duplicated and electrified beyond Kingsgrove in 1948. In 2000, as part of the quadruplication of the line from

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to just west of Kingsgrove station, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair. A

headshunt A headshunt (or escape track in the United States) is a short length of track provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines. Terminal headshunt A 'terminal headshunt' is a short ...

was provided to the west of the station in association with this project, this is used by terminating services. In 2013, the quadruplication was extended to Revesby as part of the

Rail Clearways Program The Rail Clearways Programme was conceived in 2004 with the aim of easing congestion of Sydney's suburban railway network, by reducing the amount of infrastructure shared by multiple services. The disparate projects at pinch points througho ...

Accident

On 6 October 2000, an eight car Tangara derailed at low speed near Kingsgrove station causing the rear three carriages to topple onto their side. The derailment was caused by a track buckling as a result of high temperatures. Ten people were hospitalised.

Platforms & services

Kingsgrove is typically served by 4 trains per hour in each direction, with increased frequencies during peak hours. The station is accessible with one lift from the west side of Kingsgrove Road to the single island platform.

Transport links

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operates one route to and from Kingsgrove station: *455: to

Rockdale Plaza Rockdale Plaza is a shopping centre located in the suburb of Rockdale in the St George area of Sydney. Transport The Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Line offer frequent services to Rockdale station. Rockdale Plaza has bus connections to ...

via Kingsway West,

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and

Kogarah Kogarah () is a suburb of Southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kogarah is located 14 kilometres (9 miles) south-west of the Sydney central business district and is considered to be the centre of the St George area. Loca ...

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operate three routes via Kingsgrove station: *490:

Drummoyne Drummoyne is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Drummoyne is six kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative center for the local government area of the City of ...

via

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, Burwood and Campsie *492: Drummoyne to Rockdale via Five Dock, Burwood and Campsie *493:

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to Rockdale via

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Bexley North Bexley North is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, south of the Sydney CBD. It is part of the St George area. Bexley North is in the local government area of the Bayside Council. History James Chandler ...

and

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Kingsgrove station is served by one NightRide route: *N20: Riverwood station to Town Hall station via Narwee, Rockdale and Airport

Trackplan

References

External links

Kingsgrove station details
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