Eastwood railway station
Eastwood | |||||||||||
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Eastwood_Station.jpg) Northbound view from Platform 3, July 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | West Parade, Eastwood Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°47′25″S 151°04′56″E / 33.790178°S 151.082262°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 69 metres (226 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 21.39 kilometres (13.29 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status |
Staffed: 6am–10pm
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| Station code | EWD | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 September 1886 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Dundas (1886-1887) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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Eastwood railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Eastwood. It is served by Sydney Trains' T9 Northern Line.
History
[edit]The station opened as Dundas on 17 September 1886 on the single track line. It was renamed Eastwood on 1 September 1887.[3] The line through Eastwood was subsequently duplicated and has since been quadruplicated. In 2004, the platforms were extended towards Epping to allow 8-car Intercity trains to service the platforms.
The station subway is accessible by non-paying members of the public, although this was separated from the station concourse by a fence. In February 2007, the fence was removed to allow construction of smartcard readers for the Tcard system.
In March 2006 it was revealed, that asbestos fibre had been disturbed by contractors installing cabling for the Tcard project in the roof of the ticketing office at the station. The station offices were temporarily closed and replaced by a temporary booking office in the station carpark.[4]
In June 2008, an upgrade to the station including lifts was complete. [5]
Central Coast & Newcastle Line trains used to serve the station until the 30 September 2018 timetable change, when the service was altered to no longer stop here.
Platforms and services
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney 8 weekday morning peak and 8 weekday afternoon peak services to Central |
[6] | |
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| 2 | Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney | [6] | |
| 3 | Northbound services to Hornsby | [6] | |
| 4 | Northbound and weekday evening peak services to Hornsby | [6] |
Transport links
[edit]Busways operates eight bus routes via Eastwood station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 515: to Top Ryde[7]
- 521: to Parramatta station[8]
- 541: to Epping station[9]
- 544: Macquarie Centre to Auburn station[10]
- 545: Macquarie Park to Parramatta station[11]
- 551: to Marsfield[12]
Eastwood station is served by one NightRide route:
- N80: Hornsby station to Town Hall station[13]
Trackplan
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Eastwood Station" NSWrail.net
- ^ Asbestos scare spreads to city rail station Sydney Morning Herald 9 March 2006
- ^ "EASTWOOD RAILWAY STATION Project in Eastwood, NSW - Cordell Connect".
- ^ a b c d "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 515". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 521". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 541". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 544". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 545". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 551". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N80 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Eastwood railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Eastwood station details Transport for New South Wales
- Eastwood Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW
