Beverly Hills railway station

Beverly Hills railway station is a heritage-listed former railway bridge and now railway station located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Beverly Hills in the Georges River Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The station is served by Sydney Trains T8 Airport & South line services. The station was designed and built by the NSW Government Railways. It is also known as the Beverly Hills Railway Station group and Dumbleton Railway Station. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

Beverly Hills
View from King Georges Road in July 2006
General information
LocationKing Georges Road, Beverly Hills
Coordinates33°56′56″S 151°04′53″E
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)East Hills
Distance14.65 km (9.10 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station codeBVH
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened21 December 1931
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesDumbleton
Passengers
2023
  • 896,760 (year)
  • 2,457 (daily) (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Narwee
towards Revesby or Macarthur
 Airport & South Line Kingsgrove
towards City Circle
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official nameBeverly Hills Railway Station group; Dumbleton Railway Station (until 1940)
TypeState heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1086
TypeRailway Platform / Station
CategoryTransport – Rail
BuildersNSW Government Railways

Beverly Hills is unique amongst original East Hills Line stations as it is the only station with asymmetrical platforms, that is, Platform 1 is curved but Platform 2 is straight. It was one of the last stations in Sydney to use Edmondson-style paper tickets.

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