Bombo railway station, New South Wales

Cityrail Station alt|station_name=Bombo|

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Bombo is a CityRail railway station on the South Coast railway line. The station opened on 9 November, 1887 as North Kiama, but was renamed to Kiama on 1 May, 1889. When the line was extended to Bomaderry, opening on 2 June, 1893, and a new station was built at Kiama township itself, the station was renamed to North Kiama, then the name was finally changed to Bombo in June 1907. [Bozier, Rolfe, " [http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Bombo "New South Wales Railways: Bombo Railway Station"] ". Accessed 26 June, 2007.] The station serves the adjacent beach, Bombo Beach, and the suburb of North Kiama. Bombo station probably deserves the distinction of being the closest to the ocean in Australia, being virtually on the beach. In 1974, a violent storm carried sand and sea foam across the railway line and the adjacent Princes Highway into Kiama cemetery.

The station has 1 side platform, but has a platformless crossing loop and an extra siding, both of which are often used for passing freight trains. There is a quarry next to the station.

Platforms/Service

Platform 1:
*South Coast line colour>South Coast Line - Trains to Dapto, Wollongong and Sydney Terminal
*South Coast line colour>South Coast Line - Trains to Kiama and Bomaderry(Nowra)

ee also

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Neighbouring stations

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