The Dapto Station Upgrade is being delivered as part of the Transport Access Program, a NSW Government initiative to provide a better experience for public transport customers by delivering accessible, modern, secure and integrated transport infrastructure.
Station upgrades will improve access for those with a disability, limited mobility, parents/carers with prams and customers with luggage.
Project Information
Degnan will be working on these elements of the upgrade:
- upgrading kerbs and ramps
- installing a formal kiss and ride zone
- upgrading bathrooms with an ambulant toilet in both male and female bathrooms
- upgrading footpaths
- re-levelling platform 2 in front of the station building
- widening Platform 1 and installing a new canopy cover
- installing a new water bubbler on platform 2
- upgrading the waiting room, including installing accessible seating
- installing new seating throughout the station
- installing new wayfinding signage
Details of all the upgrades planned can be viewed at www.transport.nsw.gov.au/dapto
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Dapto Station opened in 1887, one of more than 50 stations to open in 1887.
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In 1903 the Commissioner for Railways declared that Dapto was the most valuable station on the Illawarra line, its traffic being double that of Wollongong.
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In the 1940’s it was common for a special dog carriage to be attached to trains leaving Central for Dapto. The Dapto Greyhound Racing Club was established in 1936 and is still operating.
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In 1993 Dapto Station became an interchange point between diesel multiple units to Bomaderry and electric multiple units to Wollongong and Sydney and an additional platform was built on the western side of the station, this is what is now named Platform 1.
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Dapto station was later renovated in the 1920s, and again in the 1970s, seeing an upgrade to the toilet block in 1971
Sources: Wikipedia, Wollongong City Library, Lost Wollongong
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