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Waterfall railway station is located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of
NSW Environment On 4 May 1905 the station moved 600 metres north to its present location. On 20 December 1994, a shunting accident involving two empty S sets saw one train jack-knife onto the platform, demolishing the concrete pedestrian bridge. The original weatherboard building was demolished in 1995 and replaced by a rendered brick building. South of Waterfall railway station is the site of the Waterfall train disaster, a rail accident that claimed the lives of the driver and six passengers on 31 January 2003. Work commenced in late 2013 to make the station fully wheelchair accessible.Waterfall station upgrade
Transport for NSW Retrieved 13 July 2015
Waterfall station details
Transport for New South Wales {{Transport for New South Wales railway stations, Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra=y, South Coast=y, state=collapsed Easy Access railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Australia opened in 1886 Railway stations in Australia opened in 1905 Illawarra railway line Sutherland Shire
Waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
. It is served by Sydney Trains
Sydney Trains is the operator of the suburban passenger Railways in Sydney, rail network serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Railways in Sydney, network is a hybrid urban rail, urban-suburban rail system with a central un ...
T4 Illawarra line services and NSW TrainLink South Coast services.
History
The station opened on 9 March 1886 as Waterfalls, being renamed later in the year. It served as the line's terminus until it was extended to Scarborough in 1887. When the line was duplicated from Hurstville on 12 December 1890, the station was relocated northwards. In 1897 a locomotive depot opened.Waterfall Railway Residences & YardNSW Environment On 4 May 1905 the station moved 600 metres north to its present location. On 20 December 1994, a shunting accident involving two empty S sets saw one train jack-knife onto the platform, demolishing the concrete pedestrian bridge. The original weatherboard building was demolished in 1995 and replaced by a rendered brick building. South of Waterfall railway station is the site of the Waterfall train disaster, a rail accident that claimed the lives of the driver and six passengers on 31 January 2003. Work commenced in late 2013 to make the station fully wheelchair accessible.
Transport for NSW Retrieved 13 July 2015
Sidings
Waterfall has sidings for staging freight trains in either direction and a bypass track for goods trains on either side of the platforms. There are also three sidings for the stabling of suburban electric trains to the east of the station. If both platforms at Waterfall station are occupied, then trains that do not stop at Waterfall will also pass by on the bypass tracks.Platforms & services
Trackplan
References
Further reading
"Waterfall and its Three Stations" '' Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin'' October 1961External links
*Waterfall station details
Transport for New South Wales {{Transport for New South Wales railway stations, Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra=y, South Coast=y, state=collapsed Easy Access railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Sydney Railway stations in Australia opened in 1886 Railway stations in Australia opened in 1905 Illawarra railway line Sutherland Shire