Wolli Creek railway station is an interchange station on the CityRail network, located in the high density Sydney suburb of Wolli Creek. The station serves three lines – the suburban Illawarra Line and Airport and East Hills Line, and the interurban South Coast line. There is one island platform on the four track Illawarra line (platforms 3 and 4) and two platforms below grade but open to the air on the Airport line (Platforms 1 and 2) – the lines they serve intersect at almost right angles. Lifts and stairs connect the platforms and the station entrance, as this is an Easy Access station.
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—State of Oklahoma, U.S. relief program (1935-1943)
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