Carlton railway station, Sydney

Carlton railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Carlton. It is served by Sydney Trains' T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.

Carlton
Northbound view from Platform 3, June 2022
General information
Location	Railway Parade, Carlton Australia
Coordinates	33°58′06″S 151°07′28″E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Illawarra
Distance	12.74 kilometres (7.92 mi) from Central
Platforms	4 (2 island)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CLJ
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1889
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023[1]	1,335,090 (year) 3,658 (daily)[2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Allawah towards Waterfall or Cronulla Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Kogarah towards Bondi Junction
Location

History

Carlton station opened in 1889 with two platforms. As part of the quadruplication of the Illawarra line, a second island platform was added in 1925.^[3][4] In January 2008, lifts were installed at the station.^[5]

It is the closest station to Jubilee Oval with NSW TrainLink services from Wollongong making extra stops during St George Illawarra Dragons games.

On Sunday 21 July 2024, at around 12:15pm, it was reported that a double pram carrying twins had rolled onto the tracks, the father jumping down in an attempt to rescue them, however an oncoming train failed to stop in time and killed the 40-year-old man and one of the twins.^[6]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T4	services to Bondi Junction	Peak platform[7]
2	T4	services to Hurstville	Peak platform[7]
3	T4	services to Bondi Junction	Off-peak platform[7]
4	T4	services to Cronulla, Waterfall & Helensburgh	Off-peak platform[7]

Southbound view of platforms from concourse

Northbound view of platforms from concourse

Transport links

Carlton railway station is served by two NightRide routes:

• N10: Sutherland station to Town Hall station^[8]
• N11: Cronulla station to Town Hall station^[9]