Panania railway station
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Panania railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Panania. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line services.
History
Panania station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills.<ref>Panania Station Template:Webarchive NSWrail.net</ref><ref>Panania Railway Station Group Template:Webarchive NSW Environment & Heritage</ref>
On 9 December 1985, the line from Revesby to East Hills was duplicated with a new track laid to the north of the existing one.<ref>"Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest April 1986 page 119</ref><ref>"Salt Pan via Dumbleton. The Story of the East Hills Line'" ARHS Bulletin September 2001</ref>
In 2018, the station received an upgrade including lifts.
Upgrades
In October 2011, the surrounding bus stops and station entrance were upgraded.<ref>Panania – Transport Interchange Upgrade Template:Webarchive Transport for NSW 2 December 2011</ref> In December 2014, scoping began for a further upgrade.<ref>Major upgrade to begin at Panania station Template:Webarchive Transport for NSW 5 December 2014</ref> In July 2018, the upgrade was completed which included new lifts, stairs, weather canopies, signage, refurbishments, toilets and CCTV.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Platforms and services
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Transport links
Template:Unreferenced section Template:Update section Panania Station has bus stops located on both Braesmere Road on the north side and Anderson Avenue and Weston Street on the south side of the station. All routes are operated by Transit Systems NSW and U-Go Mobility.
Braesmere Road
- S5: Padstow Station to Milperra
- 925: East Hills to Lidcombe via Bankstown
Anderson Avenue/Weston Street
- 923: To Bankstown via Picnic Point (some services start at Picnic Point Boatshed)
- 924: East Hills to Bankstown
Panania station is served by one NightRide route.
- N40: East Hills to Town Hall station
References
External links
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- Panania station details Transport for New South Wales