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Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line

A Sydney Trains T set at Wolli Creek
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
Locale	Sydney, New South Wales
First service	15 October 1884 (1884-10-15)
Current operator(s)	Sydney Trains
Route
Start	Cronulla/Waterfall
Stops	33
End	Waterfall, Bondi Junction
Line(s) used	Eastern Suburbs railway line Illawarra railway line Cronulla railway line
Technical
Rolling stock	T Sets, H sets (peak hours only) (45 trains as of 8 March 2013)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Track owner(s)	RailCorp
Sydney Trains services North Shore, Northern & Western Inner West & Leppington Bankstown Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Cumberland Carlingford Olympic Park Airport & South v t e

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[ v t e ] Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
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km 6.7 Bondi Junction Woollahra 4.8 Edgecliff 3.4 Kings Cross Eastern Distributor North Shore line to Hornsby and City Circle 2.1 Martin Place 1.2 Town Hall City Circle 0.0 Central Airport line to Wolli Creek 1.3 Redfern Main Suburban line to Granville Erskineville King Street St Peters 5.3 Sydenham Metropolitan Goods line to Botany Bankstown line to Birrong 6.8 Tempe Cooks River Airport line to City 7.3 Wolli Creek East Hills line to Glenfield 8.4 Arncliffe 9.6 Banksia 10.4 Rockdale 11.6 Kogarah 12.7 Carlton 13.7 Allawah 14.8 Hurstville King Georges Road 16.1 Penshurst 17.1 Mortdale Mortdale Depot 18.3 Oatley Georges River bridge 21.2 Como 22.2 Jannali 24.5 Sutherland Princes Highway 26.6 Kirrawee 27.9 Gymea 29.5 Miranda 31.5 Caringbah 33.6 Woolooware 34.8 Cronulla 26.3 Loftus Royal National Park Princes Highway 30.8 Engadine 33.1 Heathcote 38.7 Waterfall Illawarra line

The Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line (numbered T4, coloured azure blue) is a commuter railway line in the eastern and southern suburbs of Sydney and is a part of the Sydney Trains network. The line was constructed in the 1880s to Wollongong to take advantage of agricultural and mining potentials in the Illawarra area. In March 1926 it became the first railway in New South Wales to run electric train services.

Today the railway consists of three connected lines:

• the original Illawarra line from the Sydney CBD to Waterfall
  


• the Cronulla line from Sutherland to Cronulla which opened in 1939 replacing an earlier tram service


• the Eastern Suburbs line from the Sydney CBD to Bondi Junction which opened in 1979

Operationally and historically, the entire line from the Illawarra Junction at Redfern to its terminus in Bomaderry on the South Coast was known as the Illawarra Line. However, since 1989 CityRail has marketed the suburban services to Waterfall and Cronulla as the Illawarra line and interurban services south to Wollongong and Bomaderry as the South Coast Line.^[1][2] The line is coloured an azure blue on Sydney Trains timetables and other promotional materials.

Contents

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  1 Alignment
  
  
  
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    1.1 Eastern Suburbs Line
    
  
  
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    1.2 Illawarra & Cronulla Lines
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 History
  
  
  
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    2.1 Main line construction
    
  
  
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    2.2 Amplification and electrification
    
  
  
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    2.3 Cronulla branch line
    
  
  
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    2.4 Eastern Suburbs Railway
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Operation
  
  
  
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    3.1 Trains
    
  
  
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    3.2 Map
    
  
  
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    3.3 Stations
    
  
  
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    3.4 Stopping patterns
    
  
  
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    3.5 Patronage
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Performance
  


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  5 Metro proposal
  


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  6 See also
  


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  7 Notes
  


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  8 References
  


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  9 External links
  

Alignment

Eastern Suburbs Line

The viaduct across Woolloomooloo

The Suburbs Line runs between Bondi Junction in Sydney's east and Eveleigh, just south of the Sydney central business district. It is mostly underground, and consists of 7 kilometres of bored tunnels and 1.5 kilometres of cut and cover tunnels, with only 2 kilometres above ground.^[3] In the Eastern Suburbs, three tunnels proceed in a westerly direction from Bondi Junction via Edgecliff and Kings Cross; in each of these tunnels there are stations. Between Bondi Junction and Edgecliff there is a short open-air cutting in Woollahra, and between Edgecliff and Kings Cross there is a short viaduct over Rushcutters Bay.

From Kings Cross, the line proceeds west towards the Sydney Central Business District on a viaduct that passes over the suburb of Woolloomooloo and the Eastern Distributor. The line then passes into a tunnel underneath the Art Gallery of New South Wales to a station underneath Martin Place. Turning south, the line proceeds through Town Hall, Central and Redfern stations, before emerging behind the Eveleigh Railway Workshops.^[4] The line is double track throughout, with turnback sidings at Martin Place and Bondi Junction for citybound trains, and at Central for trains from Bondi Junction.^[3]

Illawarra & Cronulla Lines

The Illawarra Line commences at Illawarra Junction at Redfern and travel on the 'Illawarra' (eastern pair) tracks. A dive tunnel allows Intercity services from the South Coast Line to cross underneath the main suburban lines to access Central station. The Illawarra lines are also connected at this point to the Illawarra Relief Lines which emerge from underground and lead to the Eastern Suburbs Line.

From Illawarra Junction, four tracks head south through Erskineville and St Peters to Sydenham station. The 'main' pair of tracks are used by Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line and South Coast Line trains and the 'local' pair by Bankstown Line and peak hour Airport, Inner West & South Line trains. At Sydenham, the Bankstown railway line branches off, but trains from the Airport, Inner West & South Line continue along the Illawarra line until Wolli Creek, where a junction to the East Hills line exists. South of Wolli Creek station, a crossover allows trains from the 'main' pair of tracks to switch to the 'local' pair. This is used by peak hour all-stations Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line trains. The four track section ends at Hurstville. The line then continues as two tracks south towards Sutherland, crossing the Georges River via the Como railway bridge between Oatley and Como. At Sutherland the Cronulla line branches in an easterly direction.

The main line then heads in a southerly direction, parallel to the Princes Highway to the west and bordering the Royal National Park on its eastern side until Waterfall, the last suburb in the Sydney metropolitan area. The track continues south from here as the South Coast Line through the Royal National Park towards the Illawarra region.

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History

Main line construction

The Illawarra line route was approved by the New South Wales Government in 1880. This route originated near the inner-city locality of Macdonaldtown and ran to Kiama via the locality of "Bottle Forest", a distance of 109 kilometres (68 mi). The route selected comprises the present-day route of the Macdonaldtown to Waterfall section of the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line.^[5] On 6 April 1881, Governor Augustus Loftus assented to Act 44 Vic. No. 28, which provided £1,020,000 for the construction of this railway, and proposed that the first section of 37 kilometres (23 mi), constituting approximately the present suburban route, be completed by 30 September 1884.^[5] Almost immediately, concerns were raised about the new route's viability, most specifically over the cost of tunnelling between Waterfall and Otford to reach Wollongong. Work was suspended past the 24 kilometre point at Como, and Government surveyors were instructed to re-survey a route via the Port Hacking River that had originally been surveyed in 1873. Their work allayed concerns about the new route: although the new route had more tunnelling, excavation and sharp curves, the total cost of the "Bottle Forest" route was estimated at £130,175 less than the original Port Hacking route. The Minister for Works eventually agreed on this new route, although construction was again briefly halted when the contractors refused to recommence work on the disputed section.^[6] With new contractors hired, the line was complete to Hurstville by 15 October 1884, Waterfall by 9 March 1886,^[7] and the whole line to Kiama was opened officially in Wollongong on 22 June 1887.^[6]

According to the official papers on the line's construction, when the line first opened for trains between Sydney and Sutherland construction was not quite complete, so excursion services initially ran on weekends only until the entire line was handed over. The first official train ran within the modern-day suburban area on 9 December 1885, although the line was closed once again between December 1885 and January 1886 to permit testing on the new bridge over the Georges River.^[6]

Amplification and electrification

The old and new Como bridges over the Georges River, facing east. The newer bridge is in the foreground

The line was originally constructed as double track between Illawarra Junction and Hurstville with single track thereafter; however, its rising use meant that the line required duplication soon afterwards. The line was duplicated between Hurstville and Loftus Station (with the exception of the Como bridge over the Georges River) in April 1890, then southward to Waterfall by 12 December 1890. The section of track between Illawarra Junction and Hurstville was quadruplicated between 1913 and 1925.^[8]

After duplication in 1890, the original lattice-girder Como Bridge across the Georges River was laid as gauntlet track.^[9] This arrangement remained in place for many decades, causing a notorious bottleneck on the line, until the New South Wales Government commissioned John Holland & Co to build a new bridge in 1969. Construction of the new bridge, made of prestressed concrete box girders, commenced in 1969 and was first used by the 18:17 service from Como on 19 November 1972.^[10] The old bridge, as well as a former alignment of the line between Mortdale and Oatley replaced in 1905, is now used as a rail trail for pedestrians and cyclists.^[11]

The Illawarra Line was the first railway electrified in New South Wales, and was built in conjunction with the construction of the City Railway between Central and St James, opening on 1 March 1926, a few months before the line was connected to the new underground railway.^[8][12] By November 1926 the electric overhead had passed Sutherland and continued to the branch line constructed to the Royal National Park.^[8] The line between Loftus and Waterfall remained unelectrified until 1980 and was serviced by steam and then diesel railcars.

Cronulla branch line

Main article: Cronulla railway line

The double length platform on Cronulla station was built to cope with large holiday crowds. The platform was originally designed to accommodate five trains

A single track tramway line, with four stations and a goods siding, was opened on 12 June 1911 at a cost of £37,505. The route commenced at the southern end of Sutherland station, proceeded north-east to the Princes Highway, east along the Kingsway, then south past the site of the present rail terminus to Shelly Park in the centre of Cronulla.^[13]

By 1932 the Cronulla tramway had closed. Competing bus services had begun to run with unrestricted competition, and the tram line by this time was so full with services that trams often ran late due to holdups at the crossing loops and passengers missed their connections at Sutherland. The line suffered large losses in its later years, and the effect of the Great Depression at the time forced it to cease its services, the last passenger service operating on 3 August 1931. The goods service continued until 12 January of the next year.^[14]

Although the closure of the tramway allowed planning to go ahead for a railway, the planning for the replacement railway line suffered various delays in the 1930s due to funding issues: the line's construction competed with a proposal to electrify the Illawarra Line to Waterfall, and there were disputes over the point at which the line would connect to the main line. Two early proposals to join the line at Como and north of Sutherland Station were rejected.^[15] Despite the delays, Parliament finally gave approval to the line on 2 March 1936, and a route with five new stations was surveyed that would connect with the main line at the southern side of Sutherland station. The new line was opened on 16 December 1939.^[16][17]

Although a crossing loop was installed at Caringbah Station and Gymea Station when the line was opened, the single track line prevented the expansion of services to the Cronulla peninsula, and so in the 1980s it was decided to duplicate a 3.5 kilometre section of the line between Gymea and Caringbah, with Gymea, Miranda and Caringbah all receiving island platforms. The new section was opened on 15 July 1985.^[18] In the 2000s, the remaining single track sections were duplicated. These opened on 19 April 2010.^[19]

Eastern Suburbs Railway

Main article: Eastern Suburbs railway line

The original railway network for the Sydney CBD planned by John Bradfield. The Eastern Suburbs line is drawn in blue.

In 1916, a plan for the city railways, and an Eastern Suburbs extension was drawn up by the Chief Engineer of the Melbourne Railway Construction, John Bradfield. It was given subsequent approval by Parliament. Bradfield's plan entailed building a City Circle loop, with an extension through to the Eastern Suburbs by means of a viaduct over Woolloomooloo. The line was to extend to Rosebery and Waterloo, with ten stations, linking with the Illawarra Line near Erskineville station.^[20]

The Eastern Suburbs Line passes over the Eastern Distributor motorway on a viaduct

Upon the passing of the City and Suburban Electric Railways (Amendment) Act in 1947, construction finally commenced on a variation of the Bradfield's proposal.^[21] Two lines would be built: one proceeding on a viaduct out to Kings Cross, then eventually to Bondi Beach. Another line would head from St James via Taylor Square and the Sydney Cricket Ground, extending to Kingsford, with a proposal to extend from Taylor Square to Coogee. Construction commenced on sites around Central station but ceased in 1952 due to a recession.^[20] Work remained abandoned for over a decade.

In 1967 construction again commenced on yet another variation on Bradfield's design. This involved the earlier route used towards Bondi Junction through Woolloomooloo, then an extension towards Kingsford with five extra stations at Charing Cross, Frenchmans Road, Randwick, University and Kingsford. The New South Wales Government awarded the contract for the civil and structural design to the successful Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority.^[21] An official Legislative Assembly inquiry in 1976, however, recommended that costs on the project be cut, and the extension to Kingsford, a proposed station at Woollahra,^[22] and the expansion of concourse areas at Bondi Junction and Martin Place stations did not proceed.^[20] Nonetheless, it was resolved to fully integrate the railway with the Illawarra line. The Eastern Suburbs Railway opened between Central station and Bondi Junction on 23 June 1979. Initially trains ran as shuttle services between Central and Bondi Junction; it was not until a year later that work was finished to integrate the lines. A double-track junction with the Illawarra Line at Erskineville south of Illawarra Junction, twin single track tunnels connecting to the Eastern Suburbs Railway platforms at Central, a set of underground platforms at Redfern and a turnback tunnel at Martin Place opened to complete the project on 20 July 1980.^[23]

Bondi Junction had originally been intended only as an intermediate turnback station before the extension to Kingsford was abandoned. As part of the Rail Clearways Program, the $77 million Bondi Junction Turnback project saw a new rail crossover was built between the single-track tunnels, enabling 20 trains an hour, up from 14, to use the station.^[24][25] The work was completed in time for the introduction of a new timetable on 28 May 2006.^[26]

Operation

Trains

A steam service stands at Hurstville c. 1910. This was typical of the services on the line before the introduction of electric services.

In addition to Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line trains, the Illawarra railway line carries interurban and freight traffic. The Cronulla branch line and the Eastern Suburbs Railway are exclusively used by passenger trains.

Historically, passenger services were provided to the Sydney Central by steam locomotives. The first services to Hurstville were run by steam locomotives of the Q.158 and R.285 classes.^[27] When the City Underground opened to St James in 1926, a new electric service was provided to run there. From the time when the line to the Royal National Park was electrified, passengers received a steam train service at first, then when this became expensive, it was replaced by a rail motor service. This arrangement continued until the line was electrified to Waterfall, and the Eastern Suburbs Line was opened.^[14] In 1979 the Eastern Suburbs Line being the first line to only use S set double-decker rolling stock.^[3] The current running operations for passenger services have remained generally unchanged since 1981 with the integration of the Illawarra line and the Eastern Suburbs Railway. Suburban services utilise Erskineville Junction and proceed to Central and Bondi Junction.

The last S sets were withdrawn from Mortdale Maintenance Depot in March 2013 with all services now provided by Tangara and OSCAR sets. Trains typically operate with 12 services per hour in peak, six services per hour in off-peak, and four to six services per hour on weekends and public holidays.^[28]

Map

T4 interactive map

Stations

The line currently has 33 operating stations. Only three stations or platforms have closed, the two stations on the Royal National Park Branch (the main station, which closed in 1991, and the platform for the Scout's Camp, which closed in 1947), and the station on the Woronora Cemetery branch, which also closed in 1947.

Name	Distance from Central (km)[29]	Opened[29]	Railway line	Serving suburbs	Other lines
Bondi Junction - Sutherland
Bondi Junction	6.76	1979	Eastern Suburbs	Bondi Junction, Woollahra
Edgecliff	4.82	1979		Edgecliff, Darling Point
Kings Cross	3.41	1979		Kings Cross, Rushcutters Bay
Martin Place	2.10	1979		Sydney CBD
Town Hall	1.21	1932[30]		Sydney, Darling Harbour	T1 T2 T3 T8
Central (underground)	0	1979		Central, Strawberry Hills Ultimo, Surry Hills, Haymarket	T1 T2 T3 T8
Redfern (underground)	1.32	1980	Illawarra Relief	Redfern, Waterloo, Darlington The University of Sydney	T1 T2 T3 T8
Sydenham	5.30	1884	Illawarra	Sydenham, Marrickville St Peters	T3 T8 (T8 peak hours only)
Tempe	6.84	1884		Tempe, Undercliffe (Earlwood)
Wolli Creek	7.30	2000[31]		Wolli Creek, Arncliffe	T8
Arncliffe	8.42	1884		Arncliffe
Banksia	9.60	1906		Banksia, Arncliffe, Rockdale
Rockdale	10.41	1884		Rockdale, Bexley
Kogarah	11.61	1884		Kogarah, Bexley
Carlton	12.74	1887		Carlton, Bexley
Allawah	13.69	1925		Allawah
Hurstville	14.84	1884		Hurstville, Hurstville South
Penshurst	16.12	1886		Penshurst
Mortdale	17.06	1897		Mortdale
Oatley	18.28	1886		Oatley
Como	21.24	1885		Como, Como West
Jannali	22.22	1931		Jannali
Sutherland	24.46	1885		Sutherland
Sutherland - Waterfall
Loftus	26.29	1886	Illawarra	Loftus, Yarrawarrah
Engadine	30.75	1920		Engadine, Woronora Heights
Heathcote	33.15	1886		Heathcote
Waterfall	38.74	1886		Waterfall
Sutherland - Cronulla
Kirrawee	26.64	1939	Cronulla	Kirrawee
Gymea	27.94	1939		Gymea
Miranda	29.51	1939		Miranda
Caringbah	31.51	1939		Caringbah
Woolooware	33.60	1939		Woolooware
Cronulla	34.81	1939		Cronulla

Stopping patterns

The stopping patterns on the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line have generally been determined by several different termini. The steam era saw these termini change quite frequently as more terminating facilities were constructed: the first trains on the line after the Waterfall extension in 1887 either ran to Hurstville (16 per day), Sutherland (two per day) and Waterfall (two per day), with all trains stopping at every intermediate station. By 1907, however, Como and Oatley had been added to the list of termini, with nine and seven trains per day respectively. Seven trains per day at this time also ran to Sutherland, and one to Waterfall. Most trains terminated at Hurstville.^[14]

Since electrification, the terminus stations for suburban trains have remained consistent. From 1926 trains terminated at either Hurstville, Sutherland and The National Park. With the opening of the Cronulla branch in 1939, Cronulla become the fourth major terminus. In 1980 Waterfall was electrified and replaced The Royal National Park as a terminus, having been served by a diesel-operated shuttle service until then.^[14]

Today, the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line generally operates with five termini, at Hurstville, Mortdale, Sutherland, Cronulla and Waterfall. The vast majority of trains operate to Bondi Junction, mostly using the following patterns:^[32]

Patronage

The following table shows the patronage of Sydney Trains network for the year ending 30 June 2018.

2017-18 Sydney Trains patronage by line^{[n.b. 1][33]}

T1	142 853 000	@media all and (max-width:720px){body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output div.mw-graph{min-width:auto!important;max-width:100%;overflow-x:auto;overflow-y:visible}}
† T2 (new)	33 301 000
T3	28 178 000
T4	67 935 000
T5	6 677 000
T6	529 000
T7	1 664 000
† T8	26 415 000
† T2 (old)	37 891 000

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   ^ Figures based on Opal tap on and tap off data.
   †= T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line was split into the T2 Inner West & Leppington Line and T8 Airport & South Line in November 2017
   

Performance

In 2009–2010, 97.65% of all Eastern suburbs and Illawarra services ran on-time, ranking it the most reliable line on the CityRail network.^[34]

Planning experts recognised a need to expand capacity on the Eastern Suburbs Line. In 2002, former CityRail chairman Ron Christie released a report, the "Long-term strategic plan for rail", which outlined the critical infrastructure that would need to be built between then and 2050 to ensure the long-term survival and operation of the CityRail network. The report highlighted the problems facing the network at that time and noted that capacity on Illawarra Line trains was often at 120%, and that 180% was not unexpected.^[35] Christie said that by 2011 there would be no capacity on the Eastern Suburbs Line for trains coming from the Illawarra Line.^[36] To address this, the NSW Government constructed the Bondi Junction Turnback, which enables an additional six trains per hour to terminate at the station. To take advantage of the new infrastructure, a new timetable was introduced in May 2006 which reduced the overcrowding.^[37]

A second project, the full duplication of the Cronulla branch line, was completed in 2010. This increases the capacity of the branch line from four to eight trains per hour.^[38] The line between Oatley, Sutherland and Cronulla also received signalling upgrades to allow more services to run at shorter intervals.^[38][39] A new timetable with extra services was introduced on 10 October 2010.^[40]

It is proposed in the 2007 NSW State Plan that by 2017, the line capacity between Hurstville and Sutherland will be amplified to allow extra services to and from Cronulla, as well as for services accessing the Mortdale Maintenance Centre. The 2010 Metropolitan Transport Plan made no mention of the project.

Metro proposal

See also: Sydney Metro

Ron Christie's "Long-term strategic plan for rail" report from 2001 suggested that several "metro" lines be built to service new areas and to relieve capacity on existing lines. These included a metro line to supplement the Illawarra Line. The route would go from Cronulla to Miranda along the existing tracks, then along a reserved corridor for the F6 Southern Freeway up to Sydney Airport. The line would then extend to the Sydney CBD then to Sydney's Northern Beaches via Chatswood. Christie suggested that even if the entire line were not to be built, the first stage between Cronulla, the Airport and the City would provide "essential capacity relief" for the Illawarra line which would be "severely capacity-constrained" within two decades. Both heavy rail and light rail were mooted as transport suggestions.^[41]

Christie was not the only person to suggest the F6 Corridor as an alternative. In 2002, former Minister for Transport Carl Scully officially abandoned the corridor, reserved since 1951 for the extension of the Southern Freeway north to St Peters, and suggested that light rail, bus-only roads or high-frequency train services could run on the corridor. He wished to encourage innovative public transport solutions in the area, while maintaining the green space available near Botany Bay.^[42] The plan received support from environmental groups, with environmental transport group EcoTransit proposing their own 25.5 km (15.8 mi) light rail line to supplement the Illawarra Line on the reservation, called the "Bay Light Express".^[43] Since 2005, however, the future of an alternative corridor has been in doubt, with State Treasurer Michael Costa announcing that the corridor would again be reserved for a motorway;^[44] however metro lines in Sydney became a reality when the North West Rail Link (now known as simply Sydney Metro Northwest) was approved in 2013 and a rapid transit line supplementing the Illawarra Line may be possible in the future.^[45]

See also

Operators and companies connected to the line

• 
  Sydney Trains – operator of services on the line.


• 
  Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation – State-owned corporation constructing the upgrade to the Cronulla Line.

Other railways in the area

• 
  Illawarra line – connects to the line at its southern end.


• 
  Trams in Sydney – details on other tramway services in the Southern Suburbs of Sydney in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

General articles on railways in Sydney

• List of Sydney railway stations


• Railways in Sydney


• Rail transport in New South Wales


• 
  Sydney underground railways – other underground lines in Sydney

Notes

1. 
   ^ Fulton, Adam, "Rail users happy with Illawarra", Sydney Morning Herald 11 May 1989,page 4
   


2. 
   ^ Rail Corporation New South Wales, - Sydney Train" Retrieved 1 July 2013.
   


3. 
   ^ ^abc Public Transport Commission of New South Wales (1979), The story of the Eastern Suburbs Railway. Public Transport Commission of New South Wales: Sydney page 13.
   


4. 
   ^ Rail Corporation New South Wales, Illawarra Line Track Diagram. Retrieved 9 September 2002.
   


5. 
   ^ ^ab Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, p. 171.
   


6. 
   ^ ^abc Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, p. 172.
   


7. 
   ^ Bozier, Rolfe, "New South Wales Railways: Waterfall Railway Station". Retrieved 11 January 2007.
   


8. 
   ^ ^abc Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, p. 100.
   


9. 
   ^ Dewick, Craig, "Railzone FAQ#2: What is gauntlet track?". Retrieved 11 January 2007. Archived 7 January 2006 at the Wayback Machine
   


10. 
    ^ Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, p. 121.
    


11. 
    ^ "RailTrails Australia: Como Railway Bridge – Trail Description". Retrieved 11 January 2007.
    


12. 
    ^ Lukaszyk, Anita, "Neety's Train Page – Electrification" Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Table sourced from Historic Electric Traction). Railpage Australia: Melbourne. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
    


13. 
    ^ Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, pp. 208–10.
    


14. 
    ^ ^abcd Neve, Peter (1997), "Railways (and tramways) in the Sutherland Shire": (Sutherland Shire Studies No. 6) Archived 28 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Sutherland Shire Council. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
    


15. 
    ^ Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, p. 211.
    


16. 
    ^ Bozier, Rolfe, "New South Wales Railways: Cronulla Line: History". Accessed 11 January 2007.
    


17. 
    ^ Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, p. 216.
    


18. 
    ^ Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, p. 206.
    


19. 
    ^ Timetable and platform changes on the Cronulla branch line Archived 22 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine CityRail. Retrieved 4 March 2013
    


20. 
    ^ ^abc Public Transport Commission of New South Wales (1979), The story of the Eastern Suburbs Railway. Public Transport Commission of New South Wales: Sydney, pp. 5–6.
    


21. 
    ^ ^ab "Australasian Tunnelling Society: Eastern Suburbs Railway - Sydney" Archived 7 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
    


22. 
    ^ "Trendy's Train Page: Woollahra Station". Retrieved 11 January 2007.
    


23. 
    ^ Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, p. 42.
    


24. 
    ^ Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation, "Bondi Junction Turnback: Project Profile". Retrieved 11 January 2007. Archived 21 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine
    


25. 
    ^ "Bondi rail project 'to boost efficiency'", Sydney Morning Herald, 17 April 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
    


26. 
    ^ Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation, "Media Release: Bondi Junction Clearways Project Completed", 1 May 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
    


27. 
    ^ Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, p. 174.
    


28. 
    ^ Rail Corporation New South Wales, "CityRail Timetables: Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line". Retrieved 11 January 2007.
    


29. 
    ^ ^ab Sourced from Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, pp. 42–44, 101–128, 206–208 passim, except where noted.
    


30. 
    ^ The Eastern Suburbs Railway platforms for Town Hall and Central stations were first used in 1979. Cited in Forsyth, J.H. (ed.) (1988–93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches – Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, pp. 42–43.
    


31. 
    ^ Bozier, Rolfe, "New South Wales Railways: Airport Line: History". Retrieved 24 January 2007.
    


32. 
    ^ Sourced from Rail Corporation New South Wales, "CityRail – The Timetable"; accessed 28 January 2007.
    


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    ^ "RailCorp_performance_2009-10" (PDF). RailCorp. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
    


35. 
    ^ Goodsir, Darren & Kerr, Joseph, "Exposed: Fast Track To Rail Chaos", Sydney Morning Herald, 25 February 2002, p. 1.
    


36. 
    ^ Christie, Ron, "Long-term strategic plan for rail: overview report: Greater Sydney metropolitan region" – Chapter 4.4, Action for Public Transport New South Wales, June 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
    


37. 
    ^ Australian Associated Press, "Trains running on time for timetable day two", 6 September 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
    


38. 
    ^ ^ab "CityRail Xpress", edition 126, 21 April 2010.
    


39. 
    ^ New South Wales State Government, "New South Wales State Plan", 2006, Appendix, pp. 2, 3 & 5. Retrieved 30 December 2006. Archived 17 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
    


40. 
    ^ "2010 timetable". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010.
    


41. 
    ^ Christie, Ron, "Long-term strategic plan for rail: overview report: Greater Sydney metropolitan region" – Chapter 5, Action for Public Transport New South Wales, June 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2007.
    


42. 
    ^ Goodsir, Darren, "Buses, light rail replace freeway plan", Sydney Morning Herald, 7 September 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
    


43. 
    ^ EcoTransit, Bay Light Express: Bay Light West". Retrieved 1 February 2003.
    


44. 
    ^ Smith, Alexandra, "Scully buried it, now Costa resurrects F6", Sydney Morning Herald, 16 March 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2007.
    


45. 
    ^ New South Wales Government, "Urban Transport Statement 2006: Metro lines: part of Sydney's transport future?". Retrieved 12 January 2007.
    

References

Books and articles

• 
  Keenan, D.R. (1979), Tramways in Sydney, Sydney: Transit Press, ISBN 0-909338-02-7
  


• 
  Neve, P. (1997), Railways (and tramways) in the Sutherland Shire (Sutherland Shire Studies No. 6) (PDF), Sutherland Shire Council, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2011, retrieved 14 March 2013
  


• 
  New South Wales Public Transport Commission (1979), The story of the Eastern Suburbs Railway, Sydney: New South Wales Public Transport Commission
  


• 
  Forsyth, J. H., ed. (1988–93), Stations & Tracks: Vol. 1: Main Suburban & Branches, Illawarra & Branches, Sydney: State Rail Authority of New South Wales, Archive Section
  

Web sites

• 
  Bozier, Rolfe (December 1999). "New South Wales Railways:South Coast Line". Retrieved 12 January 2007. – information, pictures and data on the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line.


• 
  Christie, Ron (June 2001). "Long-term Strategic Plan for Rail: Greater Sydney metropolitan region". Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
  

External links

• Sydney Trains timetable – Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line timetable


• 
  Neety's Train Page: ESR/Illawarra Line: Names and Meanings – meanings of station names on the line, and photos of stations.


• New South Wales Government State Plan


• 
  Public Transport Ticketing – includes pictures of the original tickets sold on the Eastern Suburbs Line in 1979.


• Railpix Australia – Quality Rail images: The Illawarra Line

v t e Public transport in Sydney
Train	Sydney Trains T1 North Shore, Northern & Western T2 Inner West & Leppington T3 Bankstown T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra T5 Cumberland T6 Carlingford T7 Olympic Park T8 Airport & South Sydney Metro Sydney Metro Northwest (opens 2nd quarter 2019) Sydney Metro City & Southwest (under construction) Sydney Metro West (proposed) Northwest Rapid Transit (operator) Lists List of Sydney Metro railway stations List of Sydney railway lines List of Sydney Trains railway stations Sydney rail rolling stock
Bus	Services B1 Metrobus 144 400 L90 NightRide Sydney Metropolitan Bus Service Contracts Sydney Olympic Park bus routes Operators Busabout Busways Forest Coach Lines Hillsbus Interline Punchbowl Bus Company State Transit Transdev Transit Systems Infrastructure Liverpool–Parramatta T-way North-West T-way
Ferry	Sydney Ferries F1 Manly F2 Taronga Zoo F3 Parramatta River F4 Cross Harbour F5 Neutral Bay F6 Mosman F7 Double Bay F8 Cockatoo Island Harbour City Ferries (operator) Lists List of Sydney Ferries wharves List of Sydney Ferries vessels Other Captain Cook Cruises Church Point Ferry Cronulla & National Park Ferry Cruises Manly Fast Ferry
Light Rail	L1 Dulwich Hill CBD & South East (under construction) Parramatta (proposed)
Point-to-point	Bridj Taxis in New South Wales
Ticketing	Earlier ticketing systems Opal card
Government	Infrastructure NSW RailCorp Roads & Maritime Services Transport for NSW

v t e Significant places and items of interest in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia
Commerce and industry Industry Appin West Australian Aerial Patrol Australian Hydrographic Service BlueScope Illawarra cattle Illawarra Coal Holdings Illawarra Coke Company Port Kembla Shopping Crown Street, Wollongong Dapto Mall Stockland Shellharbour Warrawong Plaza Wollongong Central
Education Primary Albion Park Balarang Bomaderry East Nowra Illaroo Road Milton Minnamurra Mount Terry Mount Warrigal North Nowra Nowra Nowra Hill Oak Flats Shell Cove St Mary's Star of the Sea, Milton St Michael's Catholic, Nowra St Paul's Catholic, Albion Park Terara Secondary Albion Park Bomaderry Corpus Christi Catholic, Wollongong Corrimal Dapto Elonera Montessori Figtree Illawarra Christian Illawarra Grammar Illawarra Sports Kanahooka Keira Kiama Lake Illawarra Nowra Nowra Anglican Nowra Christian Oak Flats Shellharbour Anglican Shoalhaven Smith's Hill St John the Evangelist Catholic, Nowra St Joseph's Catholic, Albion Park Warilla Wollongong Performing Arts Tertiary Illawarra TAFE University of Wollongong
Entertainment, culture and sport Entertainment and culture Illawarra Folk Festival WIN Entertainment Centre Wollongong Botanic Garden Wollongong Conservatorium of Music Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby Wollongong Showground Wollongong Symphony Orchestra Wollongong the Brave Sport Rugby league Berkeley Eagles Collegians Corrimal Cougars Dapto Canaries Group 7 Rugby League Helensburgh Tigers Illawarra Rugby League Illawarra Steelers Milton-Ulladulla Bulldogs Nowra Warriors Nowra-Bomaderry Jets Port Kembla Blacks Shellharbour Sharks St. George Illawarra Dragons Thirroul Butchers University of Wollongong Titans Warilla-Lake South Gorillas Western Suburbs Red Devils Soccer Albion Park White Eagles Dapto Dandaloo Fury FC South Coast A-League Bid South Coast United SC South Coast Wolves FC Wollongong United FC Other sports Illawarra Baseball League Illawarra Lions Illawarriors Jamberoo Action Park John Crehan Park North Dalton Park Shoalhaven Mariners Shoalhaven Tigers South Coast AFL Wollongong Hawks
Geography General Boyds Beach Illawarra Plains Kiama Blowhole Lake Illawarra Macquarie Valley National parks and other conservation areas Budderoo Macquarie Pass Morton Barren Grounds Nature Reserve Killalea State Park MacCabe Park Puckeys Estate Reserve Seven Mile Beach The Five Islands Rivers Avon Crooked Macquarie Rivulet Minnamurra Mountain ranges and peaks Bald Hill Brokers Point Illawarra escarpment Knights Hill Mount Keira Mount Kembla Mount Murray Mount Nebo Saddleback Mountain Sublime Point
Historical Defence Breakwater Battery Drummond Battery Flagstaff Hill Fort Illowra (Hill 60) Battery Smiths Hill Fort General Archer (horse) Tharawal Industry Illawarra Electricity Kiama Pioneer Butter Factory The Wollongong Exchange Maritime Adele Adolphus Agnes Comboyne Hawkesbury Packet Illawarra Steam Navigation Company Queen of Nations Shockwave People Frank Arkell George Bass Natalie Bassingthwaighte David Campbell Rex Connor Wayne Gardner Henry Kendall Thomas Kendall Brett Lee Shane Lee Frank Moorhouse Archbishop Philip Wilson Rail General Waterfall rail accident Railway lines Maldon - Dombarton Unanderra – Moss Vale Railway stations Lilyvale Mount Murray Ocean View Ranelagh House Summit Tank
Infrastructure Transport Road Appin Road Bulli Pass Illawarra Highway Lawrence Hargrave Drive Macquarie Pass O'Brien's Road Picton Road, New South Wales Princes Highway Princes Motorway Sea Cliff Bridge Railway lines Illawarra Unanderra-Moss Vale Maldon-Dombarton (proposed) Railway stations Albion Park Austinmer Bellambi Berry Bomaderry (Nowra) Bombo Bulli Coalcliff Coledale Coniston Corrimal Cringila Dapto Fairy Meadow Gerringong Kembla Grange Kiama Lysaghts Minnamurra North Wollongong Oak Flats Otford Port Kembla Port Kembla North Scarborough Shellharbour Junction Stanwell Park Thirroul Towradgi Unanderra Wollongong Wombarra Woonona Air Illawarra Regional Airport Bus Dion's Bus Service Premier Charters Premier Illawarra Maritime Kiama Light Warden Head Light Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse Wollongong Head Lighthouse Utilities Electricity generation Tallawarra
Media 97.3 ABC Illawarra Illawarra Mercury VOX FM WIN Television Wollongong Advertiser
Other Defence HMAS Albatross HMAS Creswell Religion Nan Tien Temple Catholic Diocese of Wollongong St Francis Xavier's Cathedral Hospitals and Medical research institute Milton Ulladulla Shellharbour Wollongong Hospital Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute Other Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra Illawarra Light Railway Museum
Government administration Federal Division of Cunningham Division of Gilmore Division of Whitlam State Electoral district of Heathcote Electoral district of Keira Electoral district of Kiama Electoral district of Shellharbour Electoral district of Wollongong Local City of Shellharbour City of Shoalhaven City of Wollongong Municipality of Kiama Wingecarribee Shire

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