Loftus station opened on 9 March 1886 as
Loftus Junction when the
Illawarra line was extended from
Sutherland to
Waterfall. In September 1896 it was renamed
Loftus. It was rebuilt in 1979 as part of the extension of the electrification from Loftus Junction to Waterfall. From 1886 until 1991, Loftus was the former junction of the branch line to
Royal National Park, which branched off immediately south of the station. The
Sydney Tramway Museum is located adjacent to the station and operates historic trams to Royal National Park as well as a section alongside Rawson Avenue to a terminus at Sutherland, with a line totalling in length. ==Services==