Английская Википедия:Blue Mountains Line

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox rail service The Blue Mountains Line (BMT) is an inter urban commuter rail service operated by NSW TrainLink serving the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. The line travels west from Sydney to the major town of Katoomba and on to Mount Victoria, Lithgow and Bathurst. Mount Victoria is the terminus for most electric services, but some services terminate at Lithgow instead. Two express services per day in each direction, known as the Bathurst Bullet, extend to the regional city of Bathurst, which is supplemented by road coaches connecting Bathurst to Lithgow. Due to electrification limits at Lithgow, the Bathurst Bullet is run using the Endeavour railcars, which operate on diesel. The Blue Mountains Line operates over a mostly duplicated section of the Main Western line. As such, the tracks are also traversed by the Central West XPT, Outback Xplorer and Indian Pacific passenger services and by freight trains. Шаблон:BMT Blue Mountains Line

History

Шаблон:See also The Blue Mountains line is a section of the Main Western line which opened in 1868. The line was built with gradients as steep as 1 in 33 (3%) and curves as sharp as Шаблон:Convert. Most of the curves were eased to Шаблон:Convert with duplication.

The line originally ascended the eastern and descended the western sides of the Blue Mountains via a series of zig-zag track sections. The eastern zig zag was by passed by a tunnel in 1892 and the western zig zag (currently a tourist railway) was bypassed in 1910 with the Ten Tunnels Deviation.

Electrification and further upgrades

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View immediately north of Lithgow station. This is the limit of electric services on the Blue Mountains Line.

In the 1950s, the line was electrified primarily as a means of easing the haulage of coal freight from the western coalfields to the coastal ports, but a by-product of this programme was the introduction of electric interurban passenger services as far west as Bowenfels, later cut back to Lithgow. Goods trains are now exclusively diesel hauled. Electric passenger services were originally provided by a combination of electric locomotive hauled carriages and single deck electric multiple unit sets (known as U sets), both of which have now been withdrawn and replaced by more modern rolling stock.

In June 2012, New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell announced that services would be extended to Bathurst. The service, commonly known as the Bathurst Bullet, commenced on 21 October 2012. A second Bathurst Bullet return service was introduced on 16 September 2019. Springwood services were previously the only services where an H set train would be scheduled. Due to the width of H sets, they risked striking platforms past Springwood with their outward opening plug doors and tunnels past Katoomba. The last H sets were removed from the line in 2017 and 2018, but they are still used as a replacement train. As the V sets are being replaced by the New Intercity Fleet, which are wider, the loading gauge of the line past Springwood will be increased. This will be done by a combination of carving notches into tunnel walls and reducing required clearances by lowering speed limits.

Station upgrades as part of the Transport Access Program (TAP) were carried out, as well as more minor upgrades. A full list of completed upgrades can be viewed at the TAP's completed projects page, whilst current projects can be viewed here.

Station upgrades for the Blue Mountains Line
(Incomplete upgrades are in bold; information accurate as of August 2022)

Station	Upgrade details	Upgrade status	Year completed	Notes
Lapstone	New lift, new toilets, general station refresh, upgrades to footbridge and ramp, and new kiss and ride bay.	Complete	April 2021
Glenbrook	New lift, new kiss and ride bay, general station refresh, and new bathrooms.	Complete	December 2019
Faulconbridge	New lifts, new toilets, general station refresh, upgrades to ramp, accessible car space and kiss and ride bay.	Complete	April 2021
Hazelbrook	New toilet, new lift, upgrades to pathways and accessible parking spaces.	Complete	December 2019
Шаблон:Nowrap	New lifts, new canopies, new kiss and ride bays, improved forecourt, improvements to toilets and waiting areas.	Complete	December 2017
Leura	New lift and stairs, new canopy, new taxi rank, new pathway, general station refresh, new kiss and ride bay, and new bicycle facilities.	Complete	February 2018
Katoomba	New commuter carpark and new accessible parking spaces.	Complete	July 2010
	Platform extension as part of new fleet program, as well as modifications to canopies and platform edges.	Complete	July 2020
Blackheath	New lifts, upgrades to taxi rank, kiss and ride bay, accessible parking spaces, general station and platform refresh, new water fountain, removal of pedestrian level crossing, and new bicycle hoops.	In Progress	Estimated around 2023
Mount Victoria	Platform extension as part of new fleet program, as well as modifications to canopies and platform edges.	Complete	July 2020
Lithgow	Platform extension as part of new fleet program, as well as modifications to canopies and platform edges.	Complete	July 2020

Services

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A V set at Wentworth Falls station

The line is operated entirely by V sets. As the electric overhead wiring ends at Lithgow, diesel Endeavour railcars operate the services to and from Bathurst.

All electric Blue Mountains line services start and terminate from the intercity platforms (4–15) of Central (Sydney Terminal) station. During the weekday off-peak, they operate hourly, alternating between services to Mount Victoria and Lithgow. During the morning and afternoon peaks, some express services operate, together with short workings to Springwood and Katoomba.

There are two services each way from Bathurst to Central, known as the Bathurst Bullet, mainly catering for commuters working in Sydney. Two services run toward Central in the morning and return in the afternoon. Two shuttle services operate from Lithgow to Bathurst in the early morning and return to Lithgow late at night.

Some off-peak electric interurban services on the line only consist of four carriages, with peak hour services usually consisting of eight carriages. Regional diesel services on the line consist of two carriages.

Blue Mountains line stations

Blue Mountains Line stations

Name	Railway line	Serving suburbs/towns	Notes
Шаблон:Rwsa	Main Suburban	Sydney CBD, Chippendale, Strawberry Hills, Ultimo, Surry Hills	Transport hub featuring Sydney Trains, other Intercity trains, Regional trains, buses and light rail
Redfern		Redfern, Waterloo, Darlington, Eveleigh	Interchange with Sydney Trains Selected peak hour services only
Шаблон:Rwsa		Strathfield	Transport hub featuring Sydney Trains, other Intercity trains, Regional trains and buses.
Шаблон:Rwsa	Main Western	Parramatta	Interchange with Sydney Trains and Regional trains.
Шаблон:Rwsa		Westmead	Interchange with Sydney Trains Bathurst Bullet only
Шаблон:Rwsa		Blacktown	Interchange with Sydney Trains
Шаблон:Rwsa		Penrith	Interchange with Sydney Trains and Regional trains
Шаблон:Rwsa		Emu Plains, Emu Heights	End of the Sydney Trains network
Шаблон:Rwsa		Lapstone	N/A
Шаблон:Rwsa		Glenbrook
Blaxland		Blaxland
Warrimoo		Warrimoo
Valley Heights		Valley Heights
Springwood		Springwood	Intermediate terminus, primarily during peak hours.
Faulconbridge		Faulconbridge	N/A
Linden		Linden
Woodford		Woodford
Hazelbrook		Hazelbrook
Lawson		Lawson
Bullaburra		Bullaburra
Wentworth Falls		Wentworth Falls
Leura		Leura
Katoomba		Katoomba	Major intermediate terminus. Interchange with Regional trains
Medlow Bath		Medlow Bath	N/A
Blackheath		Blackheath
Mount Victoria		Mount Victoria	Intermediate terminus
Bell		Bell	Request stop
Zig Zag		N/A	Request stop, alight for Zig Zag Railway museum, No service on weekday nights.
Lithgow		Lithgow	Terminus for Electric Services. Interchange with Regional trains
Rydal		Rydal	N/A
Tarana		Tarana
Bathurst		Bathurst	Terminus for limited Endeavour services.

Файл:BlueMountainsLine AltitudeVsDistance.jpg

The Blue Mountains Railway Line showing station altitude vs distance from Central Station

Coach services stop at the following locations:

• Lithgow – connects to trains
• Wallerawang
• Mount Lambie
• Meadow Flat
• Yetholme
• Raglan
• Kelso
• Bathurst

External links

• Blue Mountains Railway Pages