Lawson | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view of the station platforms, September 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Loftus Street, Lawson Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′09″S 150°25′47″E / 33.719061°S 150.429847°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 732 metres (2,402 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 96.04 km (59.68 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status |
Staffed: 6am-5.30pm
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| Station code | LWN | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 July 1867 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Blue Mountain (1867-1879) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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| Official name | Lawson Railway Station Group; Christmas Swamp; Blue Mountain | ||||||||||
| Type | State heritage (complex / group) | ||||||||||
| Designated | 2 April 1999 | ||||||||||
| Reference no. | 1177 | ||||||||||
| Type | Railway Platform/ Station | ||||||||||
| Category | Transport – Rail | ||||||||||
Lawson railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in Lawson in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Lawson Railway Station Group and Christmas Swamp; Blue Mountain. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3] A passing loop exists north of Platform 1. As part of widening work to the Great Western Highway, a siding south of Platform 2 was removed and a new submerged siding constructed west of the station.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lawson Railway Station Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01177. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
