Allawah railway station is located on the CityRail Illawarra line in the southern Sydney suburb of Allawah. The station opened on 25 October 1925, almost 45 years after the opening of the railway line. It consists of two island platforms with an overhead concourse and ticket office at the northern (citybound) end. The original brick station buildings were demolished in the 1990s and replaced by lighter passenger shelters, and the station received a significant upgrade in 2004 with the provision of passenger lifts and expanded shelters.
Typically the station has two services to Bondi Junction every hour, and two to: Sutherland, Waterfall or Cronulla. Most trains use platforms 3 and 4. 1 and 2 are used during peak hours (to prevent congestion) or during a delay or emergency.
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