| Kings Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kings_Cross_Station.jpg) Westbound view from platform 2, March 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°52′29″S 151°13′21″E / 33.87468°S 151.22242°E / -33.87468; 151.22242 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3.41 kilometres (2.12 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | KSX | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 23 June 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 |
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Kings Cross railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Eastern Suburbs line, serving the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and NSW TrainLink's South Coast Line services.
History
Kings Cross station opened on 23 June 1979 when the Eastern Suburbs line opened from Central to Bondi Junction.
The station was upgraded in 2004 and received a lift and tactile indicators. In 2016, Kings Cross was refurbished with new tiling, tactile indicators and the platform walls repainted.
Platforms and services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | T4 | services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh | |
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| SCO | services to Wollongong, Dapto & Kiama | only during peak hours and weekends | |
| 2 | T4 | services to Bondi Junction | |
| SCO | services to Bondi Junction | only during peak hours and weekends |
Transport links
Transdev John Holland operates four bus routes via Kings Cross station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 200: Gore Hill to Bondi Junction station
- 311: Millers Point to Eddy Avenue
- 324: Walsh Bay to Watsons Bay via Old South Head Road
- 325: Walsh Bay to Watsons Bay via Vaucluse
Kings Cross station is served by one NightRide route:
Gallery
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Station entrance, August 2017
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Station concourse, August 2017
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Station front, August 2011
References
- This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- Kings Cross Station NSWrail.net
- Kings Cross Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- https://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/state_rail_authority_-_s4934.pdf
- ^ "T4: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "South Coast line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- Route 200 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
- Route 311 timetable Archived 4 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
- "Transdev route 324". Transport for NSW.
- "Transdev route 325". Transport for NSW.
- "N91 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
- Kings Cross Station at Transport for New South Wales (Archived 1 May 2020)
- Kings Cross Public Transport Map Archived 5 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW