Southern Highlands railway line, New South Wales

The Southern Highlands Line is a section of the Main South railway line

Main Southern railway line, New South Wales

The Main Southern Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Southern Highlands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes and the Riverina regions.- Description of route :...

, and part of the CityRail

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...

outer suburban network. Its main service areas are the Southern Highlands Region

Southern Highlands, New South Wales

The Southern Highlands, also locally referred to as the Highlands, is a geographical region and district in New South Wales, Australia and is 110 km south-west of Sydney. The entire region is under the local government area of the Wingecarribee Shire...

(Wingecarribee Shire), the Southern Tablelands Region

Southern Tablelands

The Southern Tablelands is a geographic area of the State of New South Wales, Australia. This area is located west of the Great Dividing Range.The area is characterised by flat country which has generally been extensively cleared and used for grazing purposes...

and the Wollondilly section of the Macarthur Region

Macarthur, New South Wales

Macarthur is a region in south-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region includes the local government areas of the City of Campbelltown, Camden Council and Wollondilly Shire. It covers an area of 3,067 square kilometres and has a population of close to 240,000 residents...

of New South Wales. It also includes the main focal points of Picton

Picton, New South Wales

Picton is a small town in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Wollondilly Shire. The town is located 80 kilometres South-west of Sydney, close to Camden and Campbelltown. It is also the administrative centre of Wollondilly Shire....

, Mittagong, Bowral

Bowral, New South Wales

-Attractions:Bowral is perhaps the best known of the towns and villages of the Southern Highlands, and in recent years has become the commercial centre of the Wingecarribee Shire. Bowral is known for its boutiques, antique stores, gourmet restaurants, and rich coffee culture.Bowral is home to the...

, Moss Vale and Goulburn. The line is exclusively serviced by diesel Endeavour

Endeavour railcar (CityRail)

The Endeavour railcar is a class of Diesel multiple unit operated by CityRail in New South Wales, Australia. Built by Adtranz, they were designed to replace some of the ageing 620 %26 720 railcars from 1994. The Endeavours were built in conjunction with the CountryLink Xplorer...

trains, most being two cars long although some four-car services operate when in direct service to Central and or Goulburn. It is coloured green on a grey background on CityRail maps and other promotional material. Services first began to Goulburn on 19 May 1869.

For the most part, CityRail Southern Highlands Line services no longer travel through the suburban network. Most instead terminate at Campbelltown, with commuters requiring a change to a suburban service to proceed further. Only two services on weekends and weekdays (one to/from Goulburn, and one to/from Moss Vale) operate directly to Central

Central railway station, Sydney

Central Railway Station, the largest railway station in Australia, is at the southern end of the Sydney CBD. It services almost all the lines on the CityRail network, and is the major terminus for interurban and interstate rail services...

. These travel through the suburban network via the Airport and East Hills Line and Sydenham

Sydenham railway station, Sydney

Sydenham railway station is a major interchange station located in the small Sydney suburb of Sydenham, serving the East Hills, Illawarra and Bankstown lines on the CityRail system. The Illawarra line platforms are also used by a very small number of South Coast line services. The station is...

. There are some discussions to extend the Southern Highlands line to Canberra. It would allow an express service to and from Central every 3–4 hours with a probable stopping pattern of: Canberra, all to Goulburn then Bundanoon, Moss Vale, Bowral, Mittagong, Campbelltown and Central and vice versa. In doing this, this will allow Goulburn and Southern Highland passengers a quicker and direct trip to Central, as currently most services require a change over at either Macarthur or Campbelltown.

Other than CityRail and freight services, this line is also used by CountryLink

CountryLink

CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and into Queensland and Victoria. It is an operating brand of the Rail Corporation New South Wales, a government-owned entity...

's southern services, including XPTs to Melbourne (Southern Cross Station

Southern Cross Station

Southern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...

) twice daily, and XPLORER services to Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

(twice daily) and Griffith

Griffith, New South Wales

Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra and the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the...

(once weekly).

Stations

Southern Highlands Line
Name of Station	Code	Serving Suburbs	Pattern stops at this station	Connections
Central Central railway station, Sydney Central Railway Station, the largest railway station in Australia, is at the southern end of the Sydney CBD. It services almost all the lines on the CityRail network, and is the major terminus for interurban and interstate rail services... *(limited services)*	SYD	Central, Strawberry Hills, Ultimo, Surry Hills
Glenfield Glenfield railway station, Sydney Glenfield railway station is an important junction station serving the small Sydney suburb of Glenfield. To the north of the station is a junction between the Main South line and the East Hills Line. To the south, a junction between the Main South and South West lines will be constructed. The... *(limited services)*	GFD	Glenfield
Campbelltown	CAM	Campbelltown
Macarthur	MCU	Ambarvale, Blair Athol, Glen Alpine
Menangle Park	MEK	Menangle Park, Gilead
Menangle	MGE	Menangle
Douglas Park	DPK	Douglas Park, Wilton
Picton	PIC	Picton, Maldon		■Bowral to Picton (Loop Line) Bus Service
Tahmoor	TAH	Tahmoor, Couridjah, Buxton, Thirlmere
Bargo	BZG	Bargo, Yanderra and Pheasants Nest
Yerrinbool	YEB	Yerrinbool, Colo Vale, Hill Top, Alpine
Mittagong	MIT	Mittagong, Braemar, Balaclava, Willow Vale, Welby, Aylmerton		■Bowral to Picton (Loop Line) Bus Service
Bowral	BWL	Bowral, Berrima, East Bowral		■Bowral to Picton (Loop Line) Bus Service ■South Coast to Southern Highlands Bus Service
Burradoo	BUO	Burradoo
Moss Vale	MSV	Moss Vale, Bong Bong, Robertson, Sutton Forest, Burrawang		■South Coast to Southern Highlands Bus Service
Exeter Exeter railway station, New South Wales -Neighbouring stations:-Connecting Services:The station has an adjoining bus stop, which is served by a twice-daily South Coast to Southern Highlands CityRail bus route which operates via Robertson. This bus comes from Bundanoon in the early morning heading to Wollongong and a return service from... *(limited services)*	EXT	Exeter		■South Coast to Southern Highlands Bus Service
Bundanoon *(limited services)*	BUN	Bundanoon		■South Coast to Southern Highlands Bus Service
Penrose *(limited services)*	PRS	Penrose
Wingello *(limited services)*	WNE	Wingello
Tallong *(limited services)*	TJG	Tallong
Marulan *(limited services)*	MRX	Marulan
Goulburn *(limited services)*	GUL	Goulburn

All stations on the Southern Highlands Line (except Central) are in MyMulti Zone 3

Stopping Patterns

Pattern 1: Goulburn, all stations to Campbelltown and vice-versa (early morning, morning peak hours, late evening (weekdays)).*
Pattern 2: Moss Vale, all stations to Campbelltown (peak and off-peak).†
Pattern 3: Goulburn, all to Moss Vale, Bowral, Mittagong, Picton, Macarthur, Campbelltown, Central (one morning peak express service to Central only).
Pattern 4: Goulburn, all to Moss Vale and vice-versa (early morning and late evening on weekends and public holidays only).
Pattern 5: Goulburn, all to Campbelltown, Glenfield,Central and vice versa. (early morning, late evening on weekend and peak in afternoon)

Note: means that not all services on this pattern service this station: * Some services continue to Central (but do not stop at Glenfield). † Some services continue to Central, also stopping at Glenfield.

Stations

Stopping Patterns

Further reading