Moss Vale railway station

Moss Vale railway station
Cityrailsign.svg
Moss Vale
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Southern Highlands Line
CountryLink Southern
Station code MSV
Town Moss Vale
Street(s) Bay Street
Distance from Central Station 145.71 km
Altitude (above sea level) 674.28 m
Types of stopping trains Intercity
CountryLink
Number of platforms 3 (2 in use)
Number of tracks 9
Platform arrangement 1 Island
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers No
Transfers available Bus
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access Yes (Assisted)
Station facilities Link
Dock platform
Eastern platform
Western platform
Moss Vale signal box
Moss Vale station platform garden

Moss Vale Railway Station is a station and intermediate terminus of the Southern Highlands line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in on 2 December 1867 as Sutton Forest, but was renamed to Moss Vale ten years later.[1] It is served by the diesel railcars that use the Southern Highlands Line, but is also served by CountryLink services running between Sydney and Melbourne, Canberra and Griffith.

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Station

The station has an unusually wide island platform, which is connected to the station entrance and the street by a pedestrian overpass. The platform included a garden and a private dining room for Governor Belmore who spent the summers in nearby Throsby Park from 1870 to 1872.[2] There is effectively Easy Access to the station. Platform 2 of the station contains a cafe. At the north end there is a dock platform, which was previously used for passenger trains that used the connecting line to Wollongong, the junction for which is just north of the station. Since regular passenger trains no longer use this line (apart from an occasional heritage service), the platform is usually unused except as a storage for freight engines.

Since the station is an intermediate terminus for the line, with only a few services continuing further south to Goulburn, the station has a large stabling yard for the Endeavour railcars that use the line. They can be stored here overnight, stabled, and fuelled, but are serviced in Eveleigh or Broadmeadow Service Centres.

Platforms and services

The station is part of the Southern Highlands Line which has an infrequent service, with trains running approximately every 1.5 to 2 hours. Most trains on the line terminate here, with only three trains a day each way on weekdays, and two trains on weekends serving the stations further south of Moss Vale. These trains only come in the early morning and in the evenings. During the daytime on weekdays there is a replacement bus service heading south in the late morning, and heading north in the afternoon. The station is also served by four CountryLink services each way; 2 XPT services to Melbourne, and 2 Xplorer services to Canberra. On Saturdays, the morning Canberra service which divides at Goulburn also proceeds to Griffith, the return journey arriving with the afternoon service from Canberra on Sunday.

Platform Line Stopping Pattern Notes
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Southern Highlands Line Terminating intercity services, returning northbound to Campbelltown and Sydney Terminal (via either the South Line or the East Hills Line)
CountryLink Southern Country services to Sydney (4 per day)
CR Plat 2.png
Southern Highlands Line Terminating services, intercity services to Goulburn
CountryLink Southern Country services to Canberra (2 per day), Melbourne (2 per day) and Griffith (1 per week)
Dock platform not in regular use Occasional heritage services to the South Coast via Robertson Previously used for passenger trains to Wollongong.

Transport links

Kennedys Bus Service runs one route to and from Moss Vale railway station:

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station
Werai
towards Albury
Main Southern Line
Bong Bong
towards Sydney
Preceding station   NSW Country lines   Following station
Terminus Unanderra-Moss Vale Line
Calwalla
towards Unanderra
Preceding station   CityRail   Following station
towards Goulburn
Southern Highlands Line
towards Central
Preceding station   CountryLink   Following station
towards Griffith or Canberra
CountryLink Southern
Griffith Xplorer
Canberra Xplorer
towards Sydney
towards Melbourne
CountryLink Southern
Melbourne XPT
towards Sydney

Connecting services

The station has an adjoining bus stop, which is served by the South Coast (Wollongong) to Southern Highlands (Bundanoon) CityRail bus route which operates via Robertson. One service comes from Bundanoon in the early morning heading to Wollongong and a return service from Wollongong to Bundanoon operates in the evening. Three other services depart from this station to Wollongong: one in the early morning, one in the early afternoon and another the early evening. Return services for these arrive in the early and late mornings.

References

Coordinates: 34°32′52″S 150°22′17″E / 34.5479°S 150.3714°E / -34.5479; 150.3714


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