Macquarie University railway station

Macquarie University
Macquarie University
	Northern Line
Station code	MCU
Suburb	Macquarie Park
Street(s)	Herring Road; Waterloo Road
Distance from Central Station	22.07 km
Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops; Suburban limited stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 island
Type of station	Underground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

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Macquarie University railway station is a station on the CityRail network in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia located in the suburb of Macquarie Park. The station is an underground station. It is so named because it serves the nearby Macquarie University and Macquarie Centre. The station opened on 23 February 2009.^[1]

Macquarie University station has an island platform, but because the tunnels are spaced at the same distance apart as this island platform, there are no curves in the platforms. The station has Easy Access for wheelchairs.

[edit] Platforms and services

The station is served by four trains per hour for most of the day.^[2]

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	Northern Line	All stations and limited stops services to North Sydney, Chatswood and Central via Macquarie Park and the City, then on to Epping via Strathfield
	Northern Line	All stations and limited stops services to Hornsby via Epping

[edit] Gallery

Corner University Ave and Herring Road entrance serving the side on which the University is located, under construction (September 2008)
Entrance to station at night
Entrance (Corner Waterloo and Herring Roads entrance serving the side on which Macquarie Centre is located
The concourse
Escalators
Lift shaft
Roof of the station as seen from underneath
Platform
Escalator between platform and concourse area
Stairs to platform
Eastern end platform stairs