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Griffith railway station

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Griffith
Station building and entrance, October 2016
General information
LocationRailway Street, Griffith
Coordinates34°17′12″S 146°02′52″E / 34.2868°S 146.0477°E / -34.2868; 146.0477
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Yanco–Griffith
Temora–Roto
Distance640.38 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeGFF
History
Opened3 July 1916
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Terminus NSW TrainLink Southern Line
Griffith Xplorer
Leeton
towards Sydney
Former services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Former NSW Branch line services
Lakeview
towards Roto
Temora–Roto Line Beelbangera
towards Temora
Terminus Griffith–Yanco Line Yoogali
towards Yanco

Griffith railway station is located on the Yanco–Griffith line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Griffith.

History

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Griffith station opened on 3 July 1916 when the Temora-Roto line was extended from Barellan. It served as the terminus until the line was extended to Hillston on 18 June 1923.[1][2] In 1928, it became a junction station when the Yanco–Griffith line opened from Yanco.

Services

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Griffith is the terminus for the twice weekly NSW TrainLink Xplorer from Sydney split from Canberra services at Goulburn. NSW TrainLink also operate a road coach service from Wagga Wagga to Griffith, while a Cootamundra to Mildura service also operates via Griffith.[3]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Goulburn


References

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  1. ^ Griffith Station NSWrail.net
  2. ^ Griffith Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. ^ "Southern timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.