Leightonfield
Eastbound view in November 2007
General information
LocationChristina Road, Villawood
Coordinates33°52′53″S 150°59′05″E / 33.881478°S 150.9848°E / -33.881478; 150.9848
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main South
Distance23.67 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeLHF
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened24 August 1942
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2018570 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Villawood
towards Liverpool
 Bankstown Line Chester Hill
towards City Circle

Leightonfield railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Villawood. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

History

Leightonfield station opened on 24 August 1942 to service the adjacent munitions factory. It was transferred from Federal to State Government ownership on 1 February 1962.[2][3]

To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.

Platforms and services

Historically Leightonfield was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Leightonfield is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool – City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[4][5] The NSW Government Future Transport Strategy (Our vision for transport in NSW) released in September 2022 shows Leightonfield and the Villawood freight intermodal (instead of Birrong) as the interchange between the T3 Bankstown Line branches to Lidcombe and Liverpool.[6]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe 2 services on weekdays[7]
services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown[8]
2 services to Liverpool 1 service on weekdays[7]
services to Liverpool[8]

Leightonfield station is served by one NightRide route:

References

  1. ↑ Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Leightonfield Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Leightonfield Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ↑ "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  5. ↑ "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ↑ Transport for NSW (5 September 2022). "Transport for NSW" (PDF). Future Transport Strategy: Our vision for transport in NSW. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. 1 2 "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. ↑ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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