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Blaxland
Station platform and building viewed from footbridge, December 2018
General information
Location	Station Street, Blaxland Australia
Coordinates	33°44′37″S 150°36′35″E / 33.743643°S 150.609649°E / -33.743643; 150.609649
Elevation	236 metres (774 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	71.48 kilometres (44.42 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Assisted access
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am-7pm Weekends and public holidays: Unstaffed
Station code	BXD
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	11 July 1867
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Wascoes (1867-1879)
Passengers
2023	215,890 (year) 591 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Warrimootowards Lithgow Blue Mountains Line Glenbrooktowards Central Springwoodtowards Lithgow Blue Mountains LineLimited express

Blaxland railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains suburb of Blaxland opening on 11 July 1867 as Wascoes, being renamed Blaxland on 21 April 1879.

Platforms and services

Blaxland has one island platform with two sides. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow.

Transport links

Blue Mountains Transit operates two bus routes via Blaxland station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 690P: Springwood station to Penrith station
• 691: Mount Riverview to Penrith station

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. Blaxland Station NSWrail.net
4. ^ "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
5. "Blue Mountains Transit route 690P". Transport for NSW.
6. "Blue Mountains Transit route 691". Transport for NSW.

External links

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

• Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales
• Railway stations in Australia opened in 1867
• Regional railway stations in New South Wales
• Main Western railway line, New South Wales