Sutherland is 24km south of Sydney (Central) on the Illawarra line and passengers are served by Sydney Trains T4 trains and New South Wales (NSW) TrainLink South Coast trains.
History
The railway reached Sutherland on 26 December 1885 and was the terminus of the Illawarra line when it was extended from Hurstville. It was built as single line with a brick station building, a goods shed and Station Master’s residence. On 9 March 1886, an extension was opened to Waterfall with a branch line from Loftus to National Park (later re-named The Royal National Park). with further extensions finally reached the terminus at Bomaderry (Nowra).
In 1890 and 1891 the line was duplicated from Hurstville to Waterfall with a gauntlet track arrangement installed on the Georges River bridge at Como.
A branch line from Sutherland to Woronora Cemetery was opened on 30 June 1900 with services provided from Mortuary Station near
