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Bell
Westbound view from station platform looking at station building, December 2008
General information
Location	Bells Line of Road, Bell Australia
Coordinates	33°30′20″S 150°16′44″E / 33.505658°S 150.27886°E / -33.505658; 150.27886
Elevation	1,069 metres (3,507 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	137.13 kilometres (85.21 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	BEL
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	May 1875
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Mount Wilson (1875-1889)
Passengers
2023	1000 (year) 2-3 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Zig Zagtowards Lithgow Blue Mountains Line Mount Victoriatowards Central
Former services Preceding station Former services Following station Newnes Junctiontowards Lithgow Main Western Line(1876-1975) Hartley Valetowards Sydney

Bell railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains village of Bell, and opened in May 1875 as Mount Wilson, being renamed Bell on 1 May 1889. Situated 1,069 metres above sea level, it is the station with the highest elevation on the NSW TrainLink network. From December 2019 to May 2020, the station was closed due to major bushfire damage on the line.

Platforms and services

Bell has one island platform with two sides. It is served by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line trains travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow. It is a request stop with passengers having to notify the guard if they wish to alight, and signal the driver if they want to board.

References

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. Bell Station NSWrail.net
4. Bell Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
5. Full schedule of services resume on Main Western Line Rail Express 22 May 2020
6. ^ "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to Bell railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Bell station details Transport for New South Wales

• Railway stations in Australia opened in 1875
• Regional railway stations in New South Wales
• Main Western railway line, New South Wales