Bowral railway station

Bowral railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Bowral opening on 1 March 1867.^[4][5]

Bowral
Southbound view from Platform 2, December 2011
General information
Location	Station Street, Bowral Australia
Coordinates	34°28′40″S 150°25′00″E
Elevation	673 metres (2,208 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Southern
Distance	136.34 kilometres from Central[1]
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 5.40am-9.40pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 6.30am-2.30pm
Station code	BWL
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	2 December 1867
Passengers
2023[2]	119,360 (year) 327 (daily)[3] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Burradoo towards Moss Vale or Goulburn Southern Highlands Line Mittagong towards Campbelltown or Central Moss Vale towards Griffith or Canberra NSW TrainLink Southern Line Griffith Xplorer Canberra Xplorer Mittagong towards Sydney

Platforms and services

Bowral has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highlands Line services travelling between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with morning services to Sydney Central & evening services to Goulburn.^[6]

It is also serviced by NSW TrainLink Xplorer long-distance services from Sydney to Canberra & Griffith.^[7] This station is a request stop for this service, so the trains stop only if passengers booked to board/alight here.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	SHL	services to Campbelltown morning services to Sydney Central (1 weekday, 2 weekend)	[6]
	Southern Region	services to Sydney Central	request stop (booked passengers only)[7]
2	SHL	services to Moss Vale evening services to Goulburn (2 weekday, 1 weekend)	[6]
	Southern Region	services to Canberra & Griffith	request stop (booked passengers only)[7]

Transport links

Berrima Buslines operate five routes that serve Bowral station:

• 806: to Bargo^[8]
• 808: to Kangaloon^[9]
• 811: Willow Vale to Moss Vale^[10]
• 816: Mittagong to Moss Vale^[11]

Berrima Buslines operate one route from Bowral station for NSW TrainLink:

• Loopline Bus: to Picton station^[12]

Bowral is also served by one NSW TrainLink coach service between Bundanoon and Wollongong in each direction.^[6]

References

1. https://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
2. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
3. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
4. Bowral Station NSWrail.net
5. Bowral Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
6. "Southern Highlands line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "Southern timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
8. "Berrima Buslines route 806". Transport for NSW.
9. "Berrima Buslines route 808". Transport for NSW.
10. "Berrima Buslines route 811". Transport for NSW.
11. "Berrima Buslines route 816". Transport for NSW.
12. "Loop service timetable". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Bowral railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Bowral station details Transport for New South Wales