Punchbowl railway station

Punchbowl railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

Punchbowl
Eastbound view in October 2006
LocationPunchbowl Road, Punchbowl
Coordinates33°55′31″S 151°03′20″E
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Bankstown
Distance16.45 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codePCB
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened14 April 1909
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers (2013)3,020 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank80
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
Bankstown
towards Lidcombe or Liverpool
T3
Bankstown Line
Wiley Park
towards City Circle

History

Punchbowl station opened on 14 April 1909, when the Bankstown line was extended from Belmore to Bankstown.[2][3]

Until it closed in the early 1990s, the Punchbowl Maintenance Depot lay to the north-west of the station.

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle [4]
2 services to Lidcombe & Liverpool via Bankstown [4]
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References

  1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. Punchbowl Station NSWrail.net
  3. Punchbowl Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.


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