Penrose railway station, New South Wales

Railway station in New South Wales, Australia

Penrose

Northbound view from Platform 2, January 2006

General information
Location| Highland Way, Penrose
Australia
Coordinates| 34°40′21″S 150°12′43″E﻿ / ﻿34.672394°S 150.211912°E﻿ / -34.672394; 150.211912
Elevation| 647 metres (2,123 ft)
Owned by| Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by| NSW TrainLink
Line(s)| Main Southern
Distance| 171.4 kilometres from Central[1]
Platforms| 2 side
Tracks| 2
Construction
Structure type| Ground
Other information
Station code| PRS
Website| Transport for NSW
History
Opened| 1869
Rebuilt| 1916
Previous names| Cables Siding (1869–1871)
Passengers
2023[4]| <1 (daily)[2][3] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
| Preceding station  |  NSW TrainLink | Following station

|
|

Wingello

towards Goulburn

|  | Southern Highlands Line |  | Bundanoon

towards Central

Former services

| Preceding station  | Former services  | Following station

|
|

Wingello

towards Albury

|  | Main Southern Line

(1889-1915)

|  | Kareela

towards Sydney

Location

Penrose railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the village of Penrose opening in 1869 as Cables Siding being renamed Penrose on 1 June 1871. It was relocated to its present site on 15 March 1916.[5] Another station, Kareela, once existed between Penrose and Bundanoon.[6]

## Platforms and services

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Penrose has two side platforms. It is serviced by early morning and evening NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Sydney Central, Campbelltown, Moss Vale and Goulburn.[7]

During the day it is served by one NSW TrainLink road coach service in each direction between Moss Vale and Goulburn.[7]

Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes

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|
|

1 |

SHL

| services to Moss Vale, Campbelltown & Sydney Central | [7]
2 |

SHL

| services to Goulburn | [7]

## References

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1. ^ "2010 Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2019.
2. ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
3. ^ There was no point where this station showed any data.
4. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
5. ^ Penrose Station NSWrail.net
6. ^ "Kareela Station". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
7. ^ a b c d "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.

## External links

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* Media related to Penrose railway station at Wikimedia Commons
* Penrose station details Transport for New South Wales

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