Douglas Park railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in New South Wales, Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Douglas Park

| type =

| style = NSW TrainLink

| image = Douglas Park railway station.JPG

| image_size =

| image_caption = Northbound view from Platform 1, June 2012

| address = Camden Road, Douglas Park

| country = Australia

| coordinates = {{coord|-34.183237|150.710117|region:AU-NSW_type:railwaystation|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|124|m}}

| distance = {{convert|73.32|km}} from Centralhttps://www.artc.com.au/uploads/ARTCS3090006_NS_Sth.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}

| line = Main Southern

| other =

| structure = Ground

| platform = 2 side

| depth =

| levels =

| tracks = 2

| parking =

| bicycle =

| opened = 6 September 1869

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified =

| accessible =

| code = DPK

| owned = Transport Asset Holding Entity

| operator = NSW TrainLink

| zone =

| former = Douglass Park (1863–1891)

| passengers = *10,310 (year)

• 28 (daily)This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.

| pass_year = 2023{{cite web |title=Train Station Monthly Usage |url=https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/dataset/train-station-entries-and-exits-data |website=Open Data |access-date=26 January 2024}}

| pass_rank =

| pass_system = Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink

| mpassengers =

| services = {{Adjacent stations

|system1=NSW TrainLink

|line4=SHL|left4=Picton|right4=Menangle|to-left4=Moss Vale or Goulburn|to-right4=Campbelltown or Central

}}

| map_locator =

| web = [https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101300#/ Transport for NSW]

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}}

Douglas Park railway station is located on the Main Southern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Douglas Park, opening on 1 July 1863 with the opening of the Menangle to Picton railway extension,{{Cite news |date=1863-07-01 |title=THE PICTON EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY. |work=Empire |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63133758 |access-date=2023-08-13}} the station was originally a halt where trains would stop by signal only.{{Cite news |date=1863-07-21 |title=OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO PICTON. |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13081802 |access-date=2023-08-13}}

The station first appeared as Douglass Park in the Great Southern Railway timetable on 29 June 1863, as a footnote indicating that trains would stop at the station if required.{{Cite news |date=1863-06-29 |title=NEW SOUTH WALES. |work=New South Wales Government Gazette |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225244513 |access-date=2023-08-13}} It received up to 3 Up trains and 3 Down trains during weekdays. The journey time to Campbelltown was approximately 30–35 minutes, and to Sydney; approximately 2 hours (depending on wait times at Campbelltown).

The station was renamed Douglas Park on 31 July 1891. It was relocated to its present site on 13 June 1892.[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Douglas+Park Douglas Park Station] NSWrail.net