Woolooware railway station is located on the
Cronulla line, serving the
Sydney
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suburb of
Woolooware
Woolooware is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woolooware is located south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire. It shares the 2230 postcode with Cronulla.
Woolooware stretches ...
. 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 ...
T4 line services.
History
Woolooware station opened on 16 December 1939 when the
Cronulla line opened from
Sutherland
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to
Cronulla
Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney ...
. In April 2010, the line from
Caringbah
Caringbah is a suburb in Southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Caringbah is south of the Sydney central business district in the Local government in Australia, local government area of Sutherland Shire.
Caringbah once st ...
to
Cronulla
Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents. Cronulla is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney ...
was duplicated which saw the side platform at Woolooware converted to an island platform 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 ...
.
Platforms & services
Transport links
Woolooware station is served by one
NightRide route:
*N11:
Cronulla station to
Town Hall station
References
External links
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Photo gallery showing construction of the Cronulla Line duplicationWoolooware station detailsTransport for New South Wales
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Cronulla railway line
Sutherland Shire