Sutherland railway station is a suburban railway station located on the South Coast line, serving the Sydney suburb of Sutherland. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services and intercity South Coast Line services.
History
Sutherland station opened on 26 December 1885 as the interim terminus of the Illawarra line when it was extended from Hurstville.Excursion to Como and Sutherland Sydney Morning Herald 28 December 1885Sutherland Station NSWrail.net The station opened for general rail traffic on 1 March 1886. It consisted of a brick station facing both the road and railway, a goods shed, and a stationmaster's residence.The Illawarra Railway Sydney Morning Herald 1 March 1886 On 9 March 1886, the line was extended to Waterfall.
On 16 December 1939, Sutherland became a junction station with the opening of the Cronulla line. Although the electric wires continued south to Loftus and Royal National Park, until this was extended to Waterfall in 1980, Sutherland was the transfer station for services to Wollongong.
Upgrades On 15 November 1993, an upgraded footbridge with a new ticket office and lifts was opened by Minister for Transport Bruce Baird."Further Easy Access Stations Completed" Railway Digest December 1993 page 517
A number of upgrades have taken place. In 2010, as part of the CityRail Clearways Program, the junction to the south of the station leading to the Cronulla railway line was duplicated.Rail Clearways Program – Completed Projects Transport for New South Wales
A new bus interchange was completed in May 2014.Transport blitz to deliver improvements for customers Transport for NSW 23 April 2012Completed works – Sutherland Transport for New South Wales A new lift to Platform 1 was completed in October 2014 making the station fully wheelchair accessible.New lift at Sutherland Station opens for customers Transport for NSW 20 October 2014
In August 2014, construction commenced on a new 340 vehicle multi-storey car park."Construction begins on Sutherland Station car park" Railway Digest September 2014 page 15Commuter car park – Construction underway Transport for NSW 21 October 2014 It opened on 6 July 2015.New commuter car park to open at Sutherland on Monday Transport for NSW 1 July 2015Fantastic news: Sutherland’s new commuter car park to open July 6 St George Leader 1 July 2015
In 2018, the lift from platforms 2 and 3 was rebuilt to have the entrance from the north end instead of the south.
Services Platforms
Transport links
U-Go Mobility operates eight bus routes via Sutherland station – all routes depart from the bus interchange on the western side of the station except routes 969 and 976, which depart from Flora Street on the eastern side: 960: to Bankstown station 961: Westfield Miranda to Barden Ridge 962: Westfield Miranda to East Hills station 965: to Woronora 969: to Cronulla 976: to Grays Point 991: to Heathcote 993: Westfield Miranda to Engadine & Woronora Heights
Sutherland station is served by one NightRide route: NightRide N10: to Town Hall station
Trackplan
References
External links
Sutherland station details Transport for New South Wales Sutherland Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW