Illawarra Junction facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Illawarra Junction
The interior of the Illawarra Junction Signal Box, located at Sydney Central
Overview
Status	Operating
Owner	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Locale	Eveleigh Railway Workshops, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°53′43″S 151°11′26″E / 33.8954°S 151.1906°E / -33.8954; 151.1906
Connecting lines	Illawarra railway line Main Suburban railway line
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Sydney Trains
Operator(s)	Sydney Trains
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Illawarra Junction is a major railway junction located near the Eveleigh Railway Workshops, in the inner western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This complex junction joins a number of different lines and yards. There are two pairs of tracks (named Illawara Main and Illawara Local) from the Illawarra railway line from the south and three pairs of tracks (named Local, Suburban and Main) from the Main Suburban railway line from the west.

Images for kids

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  An inverse view (looking south) showing the junction to the west of Redfern railway station (with 12 platforms). The darker shaded lines are the Illawarra Dive tunnels under the Main Suburban railway line to connect with the Illawarra railway line. The Illawarra line terminates top right; and the Main Suburban line terminates bottom right. All lines on left lead to Sydney Terminal.