Kingsgrove railway station

Kingsgrove railway station is located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Kingsgrove. It is served by Sydney Trains T8 Airport & South line services.

Kingsgrove
Westbound view in December 2011
Location	Kingsgrove Avenue, Kingsgrove
Coordinates	33°56′26″S 151°06′02″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	East Hills
Distance	12.62 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	KGV
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	21 September 1931
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	5,210 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Beverly Hills towards Macarthur T8 Airport & South Line Bexley North towards City Circle

History

Kingsgrove station opened on 21 September 1931 when the East Hills line opened from Tempe to East Hills.[2] It was the original terminus of the double track electrified section from Tempe. Until 1939, passengers transferred at Kinsgrove to a CPH railmotor or steam service to continue their journey towards East Hills. The line was duplicated and electrified beyond Kingsgrove in 1948.[3]

In 2000, as part of the quadruplication of the line from Wolli Creek to just west of Kingsgrove station, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair. A headshunt was provided to the west of the station in association with this project, this is used by terminating services. In 2013, the quadruplication was extended to Revesby as part of the Rail Clearways Program.[4]

Accident

On 6 October 2000, an eight car Tangara derailed at low speed near Kingsgrove station causing the rear three carriages to topple onto their side. The derailment was caused by a track buckling as a result of high temperatures.[5] Ten people were hospitalised.[6]

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T8	services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport	[7]
2	T8	services to Revesby Early morning and late night services to Macarthur	[7]

Kingsgrove is typically served by 4 trains per hour in each direction, with increased frequencies during peak hours.[7]

The station is accessible with one lift from the west side of Kingsgrove Road to the single island platform.

Transport links

Transdev NSW operates one route to and from Kingsgrove station:

• 455: to Rockdale Plaza via Kingsway West, Hurstville and Kogarah[8]

Transit Systems operate three routes via Kingsgrove station:

• 490: Drummoyne to Hurstville via Five Dock, Burwood and Campsie[9]
• 492: Drummoyne to Rockdale via Five Dock, Burwood and Campsie[10]
• 493: Roselands Shopping Centre to Rockdale via Beverly Hills, Bexley North and Bexley[11]

Kingsgrove station is served by one NightRide route:

• N20: Riverwood station to Town Hall station via Narwee, Rockdale and Airport[12]

Trackplan

Current track layout
←W Beverly Hills Kingsgrove Rd Bexley North E→ Up Main Up Local Turnback 1 2 Down Local Down Main

Track layout prior to quadruplication

References

1. Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. Kingsgrove Station NSWrail.net
3. Kingsgrove Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
4. Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
5. Kingsgrove derailment report released Ministry of Transport 13 July 2001
6. Sydney Train Derailment Emergency Management Australia
7. "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
8. "Transdev NSW route 455". Transport for NSW.
9. "Transit Systems route 490". Transport for NSW.
10. "Transit Systems route 492". Transport for NSW.
11. "Transit Systems route 493". Transport for NSW.
12. "N20 Nightride". Transport for NSW.

External links

Media related to Kingsgrove railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kingsgrove station details Transport for New South Wales