Meadowbank railway station, Sydney
Meadowbank | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view of the station platforms, January 2024 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Constitution Road, Meadowbank Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°48′59″S 151°05′24″E / 33.816357°S 151.090019°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 17 metres (56 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.19 kilometres (11.30 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | MEB | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 September 1887 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Meadow Bank (1887-1927) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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Meadowbank railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Meadowbank. It is served by Sydney Trains' T9 Northern Line services.
History
[edit]Meadowbank station opened on 1 September 1887 as Meadow Bank, being renamed Meadowbank on 6 November 1927.[3]
To the south of the station, the line crosses the Parramatta River via the John Whitton Bridge. This opened in May 1980 replacing the original iron lattice bridge.[4][5][6]
Platforms and services
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney 8 weekday morning peak services to Central |
[7] | |
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| 2 | Northbound services to Hornsby | [7] |
Transport links
[edit]Busways operates two bus routes via Meadowbank station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 507: to Gladesville and Hyde Park[8]
- 518: Meadowbank ferry wharf to Macquarie University via Top Ryde and Denistone East[9]
Meadowbank station is served by one NightRide route:
- N80: Hornsby station to Town Hall station[10]
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.
- ^ Meadowbank Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Churchman, Geoffrey (1995). Railway Electrification in Australia & New Zealand. Smithfield: IPL Books. p. 94.
- ^ "Walkway Plan for Meadowbank Bridge": Railway Digest March 1997 page 9
- ^ Meadowbank (Parramatta Bridge) Underpass NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ a b "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Route 507 timetable Transport for NSW
- ^ Route 518 timetable Transport for NSW
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
External links
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Media related to Meadowbank railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Meadowbank station details Transport for New South Wales
