a centre for the pastoral and dairy industries, the station precinct grew, gaining a dairy factory and associated siding in 1913. As the closest point on the railway to Albion Park, the area around the station grew into a small town in its own right and was named Albion Park Rail in 1921 – one of three localities in New South Wales to be named in this way (the others are Eungai Rail on the Mid-North Coast and Warialda Rail in New England). In 2001, the line from Dapto to Kiama was electrified. A second platform, with awning and waiting shed, was constructed to provide a crossing point for trains and increase the line's capacity. Also in 2001, the station master's residence (197 Princes Highway) was sold. In 2013, the pedestrian level crossing between the two platforms was modified to meet wheelchair access requirements. Platforms and services Albion Park has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink South Coast line services travelling between Sydney Central, and . Normally northbound trains depart from platform 1 and southbound trains depart from platform 2. Transport links Premier Illawarra operates three routes via Albion Park station: 37: Wollongong Beach to Wollongong station via Oak Flats & Shellharbour anti-clockwise loop 57: Wollongong station to Wollongong Beach via Shellharbour & Oak Flats clockwise loop 77: Albion Park to Stockland Shellharbour Albion Park is also served by NSW TrainLink coach services between and . Heritage listing As at 18 April 2013, Albion Park Rail Station – including its 1887 platform building, lamp room, out-of-room and original Platform 1, 1890 signal box, and movable items – is of State heritage significance. Albion Park Railway Station is of State historical significance as a railway station which was a major goods yard servicing the dairy and pastoral industry, retaining structures built from 1887 to 1890, constructed prior to the standardisation of railway design and being among the last "old" design station buildings built. The station retains its physical association with the Central Co-operative Dairy Company factory built in 1913 with a siding, and with the extant station masters residence at 197 Princes Highway (residence no longer in RailCorp ownership). The weatherboard station buildings are of State aesthetic significance as a rare collection of vernacular weatherboard late Victorian period railway station buildings dating from 1887 to 1890, the platform building being one of the two most intact (with Bulli)