Leightonfield railway station
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Leightonfield
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| File:Leightonfield Railway Station 5.JPG
Eastbound view in November 2007
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| Location | Christine Road, Leightonfield | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||
| Distance | 23.67 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | LHF | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 August 1942 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Leightonfield railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Leightonfield. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
History
Leightonfield station opened on 24 August 1942 to service the adjacent munitions factory. It was transferred from Federal to State Government ownership on 1 February 1962.[1][2]
To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.
Platforms & services
Historically Leightonfield was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Leightonfieldis served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool - City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[3][4]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe | 2 services on weekdays | |
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| services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown | |||
| 2 | services to Liverpool |
Transport links
Leightonfield station is served by one NightRide route:[5]
- N50: Liverpool station to City (Town Hall)
References
- ↑ Leightonfield Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Leightonfield Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
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- ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Leightonfield station details Sydney Trains
