Macquarie University railway station
Macquarie University | |||||||||||
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 Station platform in 2020 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Corner Herring & Waterloo Roads, Macquarie Park | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′38″S 151°07′05″E / 33.777337°S 151.118075°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains Sydney | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Metro North West Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | MCU | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 February 2009 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2018/19 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 25,290 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 24 | ||||||||||
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Macquarie University railway station is located on the Sydney Metro Northwest line, serving the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park including the nearby Macquarie University and Macquarie Centre, as well as parts of the suburb of Marsfield. It was formerly part of Sydney Trains' T1 Northern Line and then from 26 May 2019, Metro North West Line services. It is the only train station in Australia which bears the name of a university.
History
Macquarie University station opened on 23 February 2009 on the same date as the Chatswood to Epping line.[2][3]
Macquarie University station closed in September 2018 for seven months for conversion to a Sydney Metro station on the Sydney Metro Northwest line, which included the installation of platform screen doors.[4] It reopened 26 May 2019.
Gallery
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Station entrance -
Escalators down to concourse -
Concourse level lift -
Main concourse area -
Opal ticketing barriers -
View down to platforms -
Station platform -
Sydney Metro Alstom Metropolis vehicle at Macquarie University station -
Westbound view, prior to Metro conversion -
Concourse, prior to Metro conversion
Services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Services to Chatswood | [5] | |
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| 2 | Services to Tallawong |
Macquarie University station is served by bus routes operated by Forest Coach Lines, State Transit, Transit Systems, Transdev NSW and Hillsbus.[6]
Bus stops for Hillsbus routes and Transit Systems route 410 are located outside the station entrance. All other services stop at the nearby Macquarie Centre.
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 Macquarie University Bus Guide by Transport for NSW |
References
- ^ NSW Train Stations Barrier Dashboard 2004–2018 Institute for Sustainable futures UTS
- ^ CityRail - Epping to Chatswood rail link CityRail
- ^ Macquarie University Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit Transport for NSW 19 September 2014
- ^ "M1: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Macquarie University Station Transport for NSW
External links
Media related to Macquarie University railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Macquarie University station details Transport for New South Wales
- Video of the Opening and Sustainable Initiatives
