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, serving the

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suburb of

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. It is served by

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T4 line services and

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services.

History

Sutherland station opened on 26 December 1885 as the interim terminus of the

when it was extended from

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. The station opened for general rail traffic on 1 March 1886. It consisted of a brick station facing both the road and railway, a goods shed, and a stationmaster's residence. On 9 March 1886, the line was extended to

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. On 16 December 1939, Sutherland became a junction station with the opening of the Cronulla line. Although the electric wires continued south to Loftus and

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, until this was extended to Waterfall in 1980, Sutherland was the transfer station for services to

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Upgrades

On 15 November 1993, an upgraded footbridge with a new ticket office and lifts was opened by

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. A number of upgrades have taken place. In 2010, as part of the CityRail Clearways Program, the junction to the south of the station leading to the

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was duplicated. A new bus interchange was completed in May 2014. A new lift to Platform 1 was completed in October 2014 making the station fully wheelchair accessible. In August 2014, construction commenced on a new 340 vehicle

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. It opened on 6 July 2015. In 2018, the lift from platforms 2 and 3 was rebuilt to have the entrance from the north end instead of the south.

Platforms & services

Transport links

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operates eight routes via Sutherland station – all routes depart from the bus interchange on the western side of the station except routes 969 and 976, which depart from Flora Street on the eastern side: *961:

Westfield Miranda Westfield Miranda (previously known as Miranda Fair) is a large shopping centre in the suburb of Miranda in Sutherland Shire of Sydney. Transport The Cronulla line offers frequent services to Miranda Station located outside the centre. We ...

to Barden Ridge *962: Westfield Miranda to *965: to

Woronora Woronora is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woronora is located 27 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Woronora Heights is a ...

*969: to Cronulla *976: to Grays Point *991: to

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*993: Westfield Miranda to

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Woronora Heights Woronora Heights is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woronora Heights is located 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. Woron ...

* M92: to Parramatta station Sutherland station is served by one NightRide route: *NightRide N10: to Town Hall station

Trackplan

References

External links

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Sutherland station details
Transport for New South Wales
Sutherland Station Public Transport Map
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