Mount Druitt railway station
Mount Druitt | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in September 2017 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | North Parade, Mount Druitt | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′11″S 150°49′11″E / 33.76961389°S 150.8197972°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 43.29 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | MTT | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 19 August 1881 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 8 December 1974 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 7,160 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 33 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Mount Druitt railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.
History
The original Mount Druitt station opened on 19 August 1881. On 8 December 1974, a new station opened 500 metres to the east built, partly funded by the developer of the Westfield Shopping Centre.[2][3]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood | [4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood | Mainly used during peak hours[4] | |
| 3 | services to Emu Plains | Mainly used during peak hours[4] | |
| 4 | services to Emu Plains | [4] |
Transport links
- Mount Druitt Station Bus Interchange
Stand 1: Busways
- 756: to Blacktown via Powers Road and Doonside[5]
- 757: to Marsden Park and Riverstone (peak hours only, connection at Plumpton via 756 required at all other times)[6]
Stand 2: Busways
- 755: to Shalvey, extends to Plumpton during off-peak hours and on Saturdays[7]
- 758: to St Marys via Shalvey and North St Marys[8]
Stand 3: Busways
- 754: to Blacktown via Hassall Grove[9]
Stand 4: Busways
Stand 5: Busways
- 723: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek [12]
- 728: to Blacktown via Rooty Hill and Bungarribee
- 729: to Blacktown via Minchinbury and Eastern Creek[13]
- 738: to Eastern Creek Industrial Park and Horsley Park[14]
- 739V: to Mount Druitt Village loop[15]
Stand 6: Busways
- 780: to Penrith via Whalan, Tregear, Ropes Crossing, Werrington County and Cambridge Park[16]
Stand 7: Busways
- 674: to Windsor via Whalan, Tregear, Shanes Park, Berkshire Park and South Windsor[17]
- 759: to St Marys via Emerton, Lethbridge Park, Tregear, Willmot, Ropes Crossing and North St Marys[18]
Stand 8: Busways
- 770: to Penrith via Colyton, St Marys, Claremont Meadows and Kingswood[19]
- 771: to St Marys via Colyton.[20]
- 774: to Penrith via Oxley Park, St Marys, UWS Kingswood and Nepean Hospital[21]
- 775: to Penrith via St Marys, UWS Kingswood and Nepean Hospital[7]
- 776: to Penrith via St Clair, UWS Kingswood and Nepean Hospital[22]
Mount Druitt station is served by one NightRide route:
- N70: Penrith station to City (Town Hall)[23]
References
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Mount Druitt Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Mount Druitt Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ a b c d "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 756". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 757". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Busways route 755". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 758". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 754". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 750". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 761". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 723". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 729". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 738". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 739V". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 780". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 674". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 759". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 770". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 771". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 774". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 776". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N70 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Mount Druitt railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Mount Druitt station details Transport for New South Wales
- Blacktown City Council - Photo of the original railway station
- Blacktown City Council - Photo of the ceremony at commencement of electric services
- Photos of original station Mount Druitt history
