Miranda railway station

Miranda railway station is located on the Cronulla line, serving the Sydney suburb of Miranda. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 line services.

Miranda
Location	Kiora Road, Miranda
Coordinates	34°02′10″S 151°06′08″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Cronulla
Distance	29.51 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	MIJ
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	16 December 1939
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	3,100 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	79
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Caringbah towards Cronulla T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Gymea towards Bondi Junction

History

Miranda station opened on 16 December 1939 when the Cronulla line opened from Sutherland to Cronulla.[2] It initially had a goods siding.[3]

On 15 July 1985, the line between Gymea and Caringbah was duplicated with a new track laid north of the existing single line, with the platform converted to an island platform.[4][5]

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T4	services to Bondi Junction	[6]
2	T4	services to Cronulla	[6]

Transport links

Miranda Station bus stands

Maianbar Bundeena Bus Service operates one route from Miranda station:

• 989: to Bundeena via Maianbar (Friday only)[7]

Transdev NSW operates 15 routes via Miranda station::

• 961: to Barden Ridge[8]
• 962: to East Hills[9]
• 967: to Como West[10]
• 968: to Bonnet Bay[11]
• 969: to Sutherland station[12]
• 970: to Hurstville via Sylvania Heights[13]
• 971: Hurstville to Cronulla via Southgate[14]
• 972: to Southgate[15]
• 973: to Yowie Bay[16]
• 974: to Gymea Bay[17]
• 975: to Grays Point[18]
• 977: to Lilli Pilli[19]
• 978: to Port Hacking[20]
• 986: to Miranda North (Parraweena Road)[21]
• 993: to Woronora Heights[22]

Transit Systems operates two routes from Miranda station:

• 477: to Rockdale station via Sans Souci & Kogarah[23]
• 478: to Rockdale station via Dolls Point & Brighton-Le-Sands (limited weekday off peak service)[24]

References

1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
2. Miranda Station NSWrail.net
3. Churchman, Geoffrey (1995). Railway Electrification in Australia & New Zealand. Smithfield: IPL Books. p. 91.
4. "Gymea - Caringah Duplication Opened" Railway Digest August 1985 page 234
5. Miranda Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
6. "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "Maianbar Bundeena Bus Service route 989". Transport for NSW.
8. "Transdev NSW route 961". Transport for NSW.
9. "Transdev NSW route 962". Transport for NSW.
10. "Transdev NSW route 967". Transport for NSW.
11. "Transdev NSW route 968". Transport for NSW.
12. "Transdev NSW route 969". Transport for NSW.
13. "Transdev NSW route 970". Transport for NSW.
14. "Transdev NSW route 971". Transport for NSW.
15. "Transdev NSW route 972". Transport for NSW.
16. "Transdev NSW route 973". Transport for NSW.
17. "Transdev NSW route 974". Transport for NSW.
18. "Transdev NSW route 975". Transport for NSW.
19. "Transdev NSW route 977". Transport for NSW.
20. "Transdev NSW route 978". Transport for NSW.
21. "Transdev NSW route 986". Transport for NSW.
22. "Transdev NSW route 993". Transport for NSW.
23. "Transit Systems route 477". Transport for NSW.
24. "Transit Systems route 478". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Miranda railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Miranda station details Transport for New South Wales