Allawah
Northbound view from Platform 3 in June 2022
General information
Location	Railway Parade, Allawah Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°58′11″S151°06′51″E / 33.969622°S 151.114200°E / -33.969622; 151.114200 (Allawah railway station)
Elevation	56 metres (184 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of NSW
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line	South Coast
Distance	13.69 km (8.51 mi) from Central
Platforms	4 (2 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code	AWH
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	25 October 1925(100 years ago) (1925-10-25)
Electrified	Yes (from 1926)
Previous names	Bellevue (during construction)
Passengers
2025 [1]	1,337,158 (year) 3,663 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains)
Rank	107 [3]
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Hurstville towards Waterfall or Cronulla Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Carlton towards Bondi Junction
Location

Allawah railway station is a suburban railway station located on the South Coast line, serving the Sydney suburb of Allawah. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line services.

Contents

• History
• Services
• Platforms
• Bus services
• References
• External links

History

The South Coast railway line was extended to Hurstville in 1884, though a station at Allawah was not provided at this time. Proposals for a station began as early as July 1914 when aldermen from the municipalities of Hurstville, Kogarah and Bexley suggested the construction of a platform in the area. ^[4]

Construction of the station began in the early-1920s. The station was originally named Bellevue, as the suburb of Allawah was known at the time. ^[5] However in June 1924, the Railway Commissioners announced that the new station would be renamed due to the existence of other stations in Australia with the same name. Three names were suggested: Robert's Hill which was the postal name of the area; Allawah, a local Aboriginal word meaning "stay here"; and Solander from the nearby Cape Solander which could be seen from the site. ^[5] Allawah was chosen as the final name.

Allawah station opened on 25 October 1925, on the same date as the opening of the duplication of the South Coast line. ^[6] It consists of two island platforms with an overhead concourse and ticket office at the northern end. The original brick station buildings were demolished between 1994 and 1999, being replaced by lighter passenger shelters.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2001, the station was upgraded with the provision of passenger lifts and a modernised concourse. ^[7]

Services

References

External links

• Media related to Allawah railway station, Sydney at Wikimedia Commons
• Allawah station details Transport for New South Wales