Miranda railway station

Miranda
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Station code	MIJ
Suburb	South Miranda
Street(s)	Kiora Road
Distance from Central Station	29.51 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Miranda is a CityRail railway station on the Cronulla branch line of Sydney's Illawara line. Located in the Sydney suburb of Miranda, it serves a residential area and the Sutherland Shire's main shopping centre Westfield Shoppingtown Miranda (known locally as "Miranda Fair"). It has an island platform.

Platforms and services

The station is served by four trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	all stations and limited stops services to Hurstville, Central and Bondi Junction via Central
	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	all stations services to Cronulla

Access

The station has stairs and lifts providing Easy Access for wheelchairs. In the past, Miranda station had a ramp connected to the streets on either side.

History

Miranda station opened in 1939, when the residential area was first being developed. The line through Miranda was single track at that time and was duplicated in 1985. Originally, the single-track platform was carried across Kiora Road by a separate girder bridge. The 1939 platform building is the last remaining feature of the original station.

Transport links

Miranda is the largest bus interchange in the Sutherland Shire. Buses operate to and from Miranda station from many bus bays at Westfield Miranda, which is next to the station.

Sydney Buses

• 474 - arrives from Ramsgate (AM) or Caringbah (PM) via Taren Point (school days only)
• 477 - to Rockdale station via Taren Point, Sans Souci, Ramsgate and Kogarah
• 478 - to Rockdale station via Taren Point, Dolls Point, Ramsgate, Monterey and Brighton-Le-Sands (Limited weekday off peak service)

Veolia:

• 961 - to Barden Ridge via Sutherland
• 962 - to Bankstown via Padstow, Menai and Sutherland
• 967 - to Como West via Oyster Bay and Jannali
• 968 - to Bonnet Bay via Kareela and Jannali
• 969 - to Sutherland via Kirrawee OR Cronulla via North Caringbah and Hospital
• 970 - to Hurstville via Sylvania Heights, Blakehurst and South Hurstville
• 971 - to Hurstville via Port Hacking Road, Southgate, Blakehurst and South HurstvilleOR Cronulla via [Sutherland Hospital] and Burraneer Bay Road
• 972 - to Southgate or Kangaroo Point via Sylvania Waters
• 973 - to Yowie Bay
• 974 - to Gymea Bay via Gymea
• 975 - to Grays Point (loop service)
• 986 - to Miranda North

Caringbah Buses runs two routes to Miranda:

• 977 - to Lilli Pilli via Caringbah
• 978 - to Port Hacking via Caringbah

Gallery

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  Staircase towards the platform

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		CityRail		Following station
Caringbah towards Cronulla		Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Cronulla Branch		Gymea towards Bondi Junction

Coordinates: 34°02′10″S 151°06′08″E / 34.036244°S 151.102121°E / -34.036244; 151.102121