Blacktown railway station
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 Eastbound view from Platform 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Main Street, Blacktown, NSW Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′06″S 150°54′26″E / 33.76843°S 150.90735°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western Richmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 34.87 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 (3 island, 1 side) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground Major Interchange | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 300 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | BAK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 4 July 1860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 14 October 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Blacktown Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blacktown railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Blacktown. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Intercity Blue Mountains Line and regional Central West XPT services.
History
Blacktown station opened on 2 July 1860 as Blacktown Road with the construction of the Main Western line.[1]
Captain Martindale, the colony's chief engineer was not happy with work done by contractor John Gibbons and refused to issue a certificate for work done. Not happy with the decision Gibbons told his men to remove three portions of the track near Parramatta. He was arrested and placed in the Parramatta Watch House before being released on bail. Two days later the first train ran into Black Town Road station. The station was renamed Blacktown on 1 August 1862.[1][2]
The station received a major rebuild in the 1990s to a modern glass and steel structure with the addition of an extra platform and the provision of lift access to all platforms. It was opened on 14 October 1995 by Prime Minister Paul Keating. A bus interchange was also built in the triangle between the Main Western and Richmond lines.[3]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Berowra via Gordon | [4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| services to Campbelltown | [5] | ||
| 2 | services to Schofields & Richmond station | [4] | |
| services to Schofields | [5] | ||
| 3 | terminating services to & from Berowra via Gordon terminating services to & from Hornsby via Macquarie Park |
[4] | |
| terminating services to & from Liverpool & Campbelltown | [5] | ||
| 4 | services to Berowra via Gordon services to Hornsby via Macquarie Park |
[4] | |
| 5 | services to Berowra via Gordon services to Hornsby via Macquarie Park |
mainly used during weekday peak hours[4] | |
| services to Central | [6] | ||
| services to Central | [7] | ||
| 6 | services to St Marys, Penrith & Emu Plains | mainly used during weekday peak hours[4] | |
| services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow | [6] | ||
| services to Dubbo | [7] | ||
| 7 | services to St Marys, Penrith & Emu Plains | [4] |
Transport links
Blacktown Station Bus Interchange
Stand 1: NightRide[8] and Free Westpoint Shuttle
- N70: Penrith station to City (Town Hall)
- N71: Richmond station to City (Town Hall
Stand 2: Busways
- 750: to Mount Druitt via Richmond Road and Bidwill[9]
- 754: to Mount Druitt via Glendenning and Hassall Grove[10]
Stand 3: Busways
Stand 4: Hillsbus (706) Busways (752)
- 706: to Parramatta via Winston Hills[13]
- 752: to Quakers Hill and Rouse Hill[14]
Stand 5: Hillsbus (702) and Transit Systems Australia (800/812)
- 702: to Seven Hills[15]
- 800: to Fairfield via Polding Street[16]
- 812: peak hours only to Fairfield via The Horsley Drive[17]
Stand 6: Hillsbus
- 700: to Parramatta via Prospect and Girraween [18]
Stand 7: Busways
- 721: to Blacktown Hospital[19]
Stand 8: Busways
- 722: to Prospect Evening service combined with route 724[20]
- 723: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek [21]
- 724: to Arndell Park, peak hour extension to Huntingwood[22]
Stand 9: Busways
- 726: to Doonside station[23]
- 728: to Mount Druitt via Rooty Hill
- 729: to Mount Druitt via Eastern Creek and Minchinbury[24]
Stand 11: Hillsbus
- 705: to Parramatta via Lalor Park and Pendle Hill[25]
Stand 12: Hillsbus
- 711: to Parramatta via Seven Hills and Wentworthville[26]
Stand 13: Hillsbus
- 611: to Macquarie Park via M2 Motorway[27]
- 630: to Macquarie Park via Seven Hills, Baulkham Hills and Epping[27]
Stand 15/16: Busways and Hillsbus (T61)
- 744: to Blacktown Industrial Area[28]
- S7: to Parklea Garden Village Shopper Hopper[29]
- T61: to Parramatta via Kings Langley[30]
- T70: to Castle Hill via Glenwood and Norwest[31]
- T71: to Castle Hill via Stanhope Gardens and Kellyville[32]
- T72: to Quakers Hill via Acacia Gardens[33]
- T74: to Riverstone via Stanhope Gardens and The Ponds[34]
- T75: to Riverstone via Rouse Hill Town Centre[35]
Stand 17: Busways
- 743: to Kings Langley via Kings Park[36]
Trackplan
References
- ^ a b Blacktown Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Sharpe, Alan (2000). Pictorial History of Blacktown District. Pictorial Memories Series. Kingsclear Books. p. 9.
- ^ "Blacktown Bus/Rail Interchange Opened" Railway Digest December 1995 page 14
- ^ a b c d e f g "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b c "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Western timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
- ^ NightRide bus services Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport Info NSW
- ^ "Busways route 750". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 754". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 753". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 756". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hillsbus route 706". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 752". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hillsbus route 702". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 800". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transit Systems route 812". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hillsbus route 700". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 721". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 722". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 723". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 724". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 726". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 729". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hillsbus route 705". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Hillsbus route 711". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b "Hillsbus route 611". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 744". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route S7". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Unknown line: see Template:Cite New South Wales transport timetables for usage.
- ^ Unknown line: see Template:Cite New South Wales transport timetables for usage.
- ^ Unknown line: see Template:Cite New South Wales transport timetables for usage.
- ^ Unknown line: see Template:Cite New South Wales transport timetables for usage.
- ^ Unknown line: see Template:Cite New South Wales transport timetables for usage.
- ^ Unknown line: see Template:Cite New South Wales transport timetables for usage.
- ^ "Busways route 743". Transport for NSW.
External links
- Blacktown station details Sydney Trains