Chester Hill railway station
Chester Hill | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view in November 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Chester Hill Road, Chester Hill | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′01″S 150°59′58″E / 33.883500°S 150.999385°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main South | ||||||||||
| Distance | 22.31 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | CHH | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 October 1924 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Chester Hill railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Chester Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
History
Chester Hill station opened on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents Park to Cabramatta.[1][2]
To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.
Platforms & services
Historically Chester Hill was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Chester Hill is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool - City via Strathfield services on weekdays.[3][4]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe | 2 services on weekdays | |
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| services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown | |||
| 2 | services to Liverpool |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operate four routes via Chester Hill station:
- 911: Bankstown station to Auburn station[5]
- 916: to Guildford station[6]
- M91: Parramatta station to Hurstville[7]
- S4: to Fairfielld[8]
Chester Hill station is served by one NightRide route:[9]
- N50: Liverpool station to City (Town Hall)
References
- ^ Chester Hill Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Chester Hill Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 911". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 916". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route M91". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 905". Transport for NSW.
- ^ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Chester Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Chester Hill station details Sydney Trains
