Bombo railway station, New South Wales
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Bombo is a CityRail
railway station on the South Coast railway line
. 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. The station serves the adjacent beach, Bombo Beach
, and the suburb of North Kiama. There is a quarry next to the station.
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.
CityRail
CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...
railway station on the South Coast railway line
South Coast railway line, New South Wales
The South Coast Line is in the intercity region of Sydney's CityRail services. It serves the coastal region to the south of the Sydney metropolitan area including the Illawarra region, most notably the regional city of Wollongong, and extended services reach as far as Nowra in Shoalhaven.- Line...
. 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. The station serves the adjacent beach, Bombo Beach
Bombo, New South Wales
.Bombo is a suburb of the Municipality of Kiama, in the Illawarra Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located just 2 kilometres from Kiama. Bombo is the gateway between Kiama and its northern suburbs, Kiama Downs and Minnamurra. A newly built section of the Princes Highway runs through...
, and the suburb of North Kiama. There is a quarry next to the station.
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
Princes Highway
The Princes Highway extends from Sydney to Port Augusta via the coast through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a distance of 1941 km or 1898 km via the former alignments of the highway ....
into Kiama cemetery.