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Rooty Hill railway station

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Rooty Hill
General information
LocationNorth Parade, Rooty Hill
New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°46′18″S 150°50′42″E / 33.77156389°S 150.8450944°E / -33.77156389; 150.8450944
Owned byRailCorp
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Western railway line
Distance40.91 km (25.42 mi) from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus (interchange)
Train
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeRYH
WebsiteSydney Trains Link
History
Electrified1955
Passengers
3390 per day
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
Template:Sydney Trains lines
Historic photo of Station, unknown date

Rooty Hill railway station is located on the Main Western railway line in the western Sydney suburb of Rooty Hill. It is served by the T1 Western Line of the Sydney Trains system. It has four platforms paired by direction. Rooty Hill does not yet have Easy Access for wheelchairs.

Rooty Hill is the 70th most patronised railway station in Sydney (out of a total of 176 stations), with an average of 3390 passengers boarding per day.

Platforms and services

As of the new Sydney Trains timetables on Sunday the 20th of October 2013: on weekdays the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction for most of the day, with additional trains provided during peak hours; and on weekends the station is served by two trains per hour in each direction for most of the day.

During off-peak hours two of these four train services has two train services terminate at Penrith and two train services continues after Penrith then terminate at Emu Plains. During evenings and on weekends all of the train services operates to and terminate at Penrith only, does not operate beyond Penrith and vice versa. [1]


Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 All stations and limited stops services to Central, then Chatswood and beyond
2 All stations and limited stops services to Central, then Chatswood and beyond Mainly used during weekday peak hours
3 All stations and limited stops services to St Marys, Penrith and Emu Plains Mainly used during weekday peak hours
4 All stations and limited stops services to St Marys, Penrith and Emu Plains

Busways runs five routes via Rooty Hill railway station:

Trackplan

Track arrangement at Rooty Hill

Notes and references

  1. ^ "T1 Western Line" (PDF). Sydney Trains. Retrieved 24 December 2013.