Minnamurra railway station, New South Wales
Encyclopedia
Minnamurra is a station on the CityRail
South Coast line
. Located between the Kiama Golf Club and the Minnamurra Public School, it serves the suburbs of Minnamurra
and Kiama Downs
.
The station was opened on 23 December 1891, but was moved to its present site in 1943, opening on 10 October of that year. In 2001, the Illawarra line was electrified between Dapto and Kiama.
to the streetside entrance. The ramp has an insufficiently shallow gradient to qualify it for Easy Access.
The platform includes a shelter, which has replaced a former red brick shelter that was once at the station. The station is never supervised and usually has one train an hour, increasing to two an hour during peak.
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...
South Coast 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...
. Located between the Kiama Golf Club and the Minnamurra Public School, it serves the suburbs of Minnamurra
Minnamurra, New South Wales
Minnamurra is a suburb in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Municipality of Kiama. It has a station on CityRail South Coast line. The Minnamurra River flows into the ocean at Minnamurra...
and Kiama Downs
Kiama Downs, New South Wales
Kiama Downs is a coastal suburb of the town Kiama in the Illawarra region of NSW, Australia. Renowned for its picturesque beach and beautiful seaside views, it is situated about north of Kiama and is bordered by the Minnamurra River to the northwest and Boyds Beach to the east.The western part of...
.
The station was opened on 23 December 1891, but was moved to its present site in 1943, opening on 10 October of that year. In 2001, the Illawarra line was electrified between Dapto and Kiama.
Platforms and services
Minnamurra station has a side platform with near street level access, connected by a rampInclined plane
The inclined plane is one of the original six simple machines; as the name suggests, it is a flat surface whose endpoints are at different heights. By moving an object up an inclined plane rather than completely vertical, the amount of force required is reduced, at the expense of increasing the...
to the streetside entrance. The ramp has an insufficiently shallow gradient to qualify it for Easy Access.
The platform includes a shelter, which has replaced a former red brick shelter that was once at the station. The station is never supervised and usually has one train an hour, increasing to two an hour during peak.