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Despite the delays, Parliament finally gave approval to the line on 2 March 1936, and a route with five new stations was surveyed that would connect with the main line at the southern side of Sutherland station. The new line was opened on 16 December 1939 by the Governor, Baron Wakehurst at a large ceremony at Cronulla Station.
[22] [23] The line enters the Sutherland Shire, passing through Como station (which was moved to its present, new site with the opening of the new bridge in 1972), and Jannali before reaching Sutherland. At Sutherland, three platforms are provided. The Cronulla line branches off in an eastwards direction south of the station. The former short ...
The Cronulla line from Sutherland to Cronulla, which opened in 1939 replacing an earlier tram service; The Eastern Suburbs line from the Sydney CBD to Bondi Junction, which opened in 1979; Operationally and historically, the entire line from the Illawarra Junction at Redfern to its terminus in Bomaderry on the South Coast was known as the ...
On 9 March 1886, the line was extended to Waterfall. On 16 December 1939, Sutherland became a junction station with the opening of the Cronulla line. Although the electric wires continued south to Loftus and Royal National Park, until this was extended to Waterfall in 1980, Sutherland was the transfer station for services to Wollongong.
Kirrawee station opened on 16 December 1939 when the Cronulla line opened from Sutherland to Cronulla. [3] In 1954 there was a holdup, and a young man stole £43. [4] Kirrawee railway station was rebuilt as part of the duplication of the remaining single track sections of the Cronulla line, under the Rail Clearways Program.
Cronulla railway station is the heritage-listed terminus railway station on the Cronulla line in the Sydney suburb of Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed and built by the NSW Department of Railways during 1939.
The Cronulla line offers frequent services to Miranda station located outside the centre. Westfield Miranda has bus connections to St George and South Western Sydney, as well as routes to local surrounding suburbs within the Sutherland Shire. Most routes are operated by U-Go Mobility with two routes by Transit Systems.
Woolooware station opened on 16 December 1939 when the Cronulla line opened from Sutherland to Cronulla. [3] [4] In April 2010, the line from Caringbah to Cronulla was duplicated which saw the side platform at Woolooware converted to an island platform as part of the Rail Clearways Program. [5]