Ourimbah railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the northern Central Coast suburb of Ourimbah opening on 15 August 1887.[3][4] The station had passing loops and a freight yard that were removed in March 1993.[5]

Ourimbah
Northbound view of the station platforms, November 2023
General information
LocationOld Pacific Highway, Ourimbah
Australia
Coordinates33°21′35″S 151°22′12″E / 33.359603°S 151.369951°E / -33.359603; 151.369951
Elevation24 metres (79 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance90.61 km (56.30 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-2pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeOUR
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened15 August 1887; 137 years ago (1887-08-15)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 91,270 (year)
  • 250 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Tuggerah Central Coast & Newcastle Line Lisarow
towards Central

The station was upgraded with lifts added in August 2021.[6][7]

Platforms and services

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Ourimbah has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. Peak-hour services travel from Central to Wyong via the North Shore line.[8]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Gosford & Sydney Central via Strathfield
Weekday morning peak services to Sydney Central via Gordon
[8]
2 Services to Wyong & Newcastle [8]
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Busways operates two bus routes via Ourimbah station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Red Bus Services operates one bus route via Ourimbah station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

References

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  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Ourimbah Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Ourimbah Railway Station Group & Residence NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest May 1993 page 207
  6. ^ "Ourimbah Station Upgrade". Transport for NSW. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ^ Collins, Terry (30 August 2021). "Station lift upgrades completed". Central Coast News. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ "Busways route 36". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "Busways route 37". Transport for NSW.
  11. ^ "Red Bus Service route 47". Transport for NSW.
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