Fairy Meadow Railway Station
Fairy Meadow is a CityRail railway station on the South Coast railway line. It serves the residential Wollongong suburb of Fairy Meadow. The station has two side platforms, connected by a pedestrian overbridge and level crossing. The station is served by about one train per hour for most of the time (usually a Thirroul-Port Kembla local service), with additional trains at weekday peak hours.
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