Oatley railway station
Oatley | |||||||||||
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Station concourse and entrance from Mulga Road in December 2016 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Oatley Parade, Oatley Sydney, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′50″S 151°04′44″E / 33.98067°S 151.07902°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 33 metres (108 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of NSW | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line | South Coast | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.28 km (11.36 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am to 7pm
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| Station code | OAL | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 26 December 1885 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 7 July 1905 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (from 1926) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Oatley's Grant (1885–1886) Oatley's Platform (1886–1890) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023 |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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| Official name | Oatley Railway Station group | ||||||||||
| Type | State heritage (complex / group) | ||||||||||
| Designated | 2 April 1999 | ||||||||||
| Reference no. | 1214 | ||||||||||
| Type | Railway Platform / Station | ||||||||||
| Category | Transport – Rail | ||||||||||
| Builders | NSW Government Railway | ||||||||||
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Oatley railway station is a heritage-listed suburban railway station located on the South Coast line, serving the Sydney suburb of Oatley. The station is served by Sydney Trains T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services. It was designed and built by the NSW Government Railway and from 1905 to 1992. It is also known as the Oatley Railway Station group. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Oatley is notable as the end point of the first section of track to be electrified for regular passenger services, with services from Central commencing on 1 March 1926. Historically, some services used to terminate at Oatley before returning north; this is no longer the case but the points remain in place. During major service disruptions, services sometimes terminate at Oatley using these points.
In January 2017 an upgrade to the station was opened, including a new overhead footbridge with lifts.