North Wollongong railway station is located on the South Coast railway line in

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, Australia. It serves the Northern

Wollongong Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wa ...

suburb of

North Wollongong North Wollongong is a coastal suburb of the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is immediately to the north of the Wollongong city centre. Although North Wollongong is an official suburb with precise boundaries, the term North Wol ...

, opening on 19 July 1915. It is the primary station for the

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Platforms and services

North Wollongong has two side platforms serviced by NSW TrainLink

South Coast line The South Coast Line is an intercity rail service operated by NSW TrainLink that services the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The service runs from , and runs the entire length of the eponymous South Coast railway line to . T ...

services travelling between Sydney Central, Bondi Junction and

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, as well as local services from

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and

Thirroul Thirroul () is a northern seaside suburb of the city of Wollongong, Australia. Situated between Austinmer and Bulli, it is approximately 13 kilometres north of Wollongong, and 73 km south of Sydney. It lies between the Pacific Ocean ...

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Transport links

Busabout operates one route via North Wollongong station: *887: Campbelltown station to Wollongong station via

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Bulli Pass Bulli Pass is a mountain pass with an elevation of located northwest of , New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the Illawarra escarpment west of the Illawarra coastal plain. It was built during the 19th century for use by loggers and l ...

Dion's Bus Service operates three routes via North Wollongong station: *9: Shuttle to

Ring Road *90: Austinmer station to

*92: Bulli station to Wollongong via East Woonona Premier Charters operates one route via North Wollongong station: *2: Stanwell Park to

Premier Illawarra operates seven routes via North Wollongong station: *3:

to Balgownie via

Towradgi Towradgi () is a small beach-side suburb approximately north of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Towradgi is derived from the Dharawal word ''Kow-radgi'', meaning "guardian of the sacred stones". On an early map it was called Towroger. T ...

, Bellambi Point &

Corrimal Corrimal is a northern suburb of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Corrimal's CBD is situated on the Princes Highway, and several streets adjacent to it. The main shopping centres are Lederer Corrimal and Corrimal Park Mall ne ...

anti-clockwise loop *6: Wollongong to

via Mount Pleasant *7: Wollongong to Cabbage Tree Lane via Bellambi, Corrimal & Balgownie *8: Wollongong to Towradgi via Balgownie, Corrimal & Bellambi clockwise loop *10: Wollongong to Keiraville via Gwynneville *55A: Wollongong Shuttle anti-clockwise loop (weekends only) *55C: Wollongong Shuttle clockwise loop (weekends only)

References

External links

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North Wollongong station details
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