Turramurra railway station

Turramurra
North Shore Line
Station code	TMU
Suburb	Turramurra
Street(s)	Rohini Street
Distance from Central Station	20.82 km
Altitude (above sea level)	192 m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Turramurra is a railway station on the North Shore Line serving the suburb of Turramurra in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It has two platforms consisting of a single island, accessed by a footbridge at the southern end. Along with Hornsby railway station is the main hub for transport to and from Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts High School.

History

Turramurra was originally called Eastern Road station.

In 2007 construction commenced on works to provide Easy Access facilities at the station. The existing footbridge was demolished and a temporary one was erected at the opposite end of the platform. The new footbridge and lift were opened on 12 May 2008.

Platforms and services

The station is served by four trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Line	Stopping Pattern	Notes
	North Shore Line	all stations and limited stops services to Central and on to the ■Western Line or the ■Northern Line.
	North Shore Line	all stations and limited stops services to Hornsby and Berowra; peak hour intercity services to Gosford and Wyong.

Transport links

Turramurra station has a taxi rank nearby and is the terminus for these Shorelink bus routes:

• 571 - South Turramurra
• 573 - Fox Valley
• 575 - Macquarie to South Turramurra or South Turramurra to Hornsby
• 577 - North Turramurra

It is also served by the N90 NightRide route with the bus stop being around 200m away from the station along the Pacific Highway.

Image gallery

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  Station prior to easy access upgrade

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  Platform 1

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  Platform 2

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  Platform 1 seen from the footbridge

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  Platform 2 seen from the footbridge

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  Entrance on western side

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  Entrance on eastern side

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  Exit stairs

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  Looking north on platform 1 next to exit

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  Looking north on platform 2 next to exit

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  North end of platforms

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  City end of platforms

Trackplan

Track layout at Turramurra. 'Up Shore' is the technical name of the track that carries trains towards Sydney, and 'Down Shore' the track that carries trains away from Sydney.

The Up platform which was the original platform in single line days is completely straight, while the Down platform which was added with duplication has a sharp curve in it that imposes a speed limit of 40 km/h.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		CityRail		Following station
Warrawee towards Wyong or Berowra		North Shore Line		Pymble towards Central