Meadowbank railway station, Sydney
Meadowbank | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in August 2010 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Constitution Road, Meadowbank | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°48′59″S 151°05′24″E / 33.816357°S 151.090019°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.19 kilometres 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 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 3,290 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 73 | ||||||||||
| 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 T1 Northern Line services.
History
Meadowbank station opened on 1 September 1887 as Meadow Bank, being renamed Meadowbank on 6 November 1927.[2]
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.[3][4][5]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Hornsby via Strathfield, North Sydney & Gordon | [6] | |
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| 2 | services to Epping | [6] |
Transport links
Sydney Buses operate two routes via Meadowbank station:
- 507: Macquarie University to Circular Quay[7]
- 513: to Carlingford[8]
Meadowbank station is served by one NightRide route:
- N80: Hornsby station to City (Town Hall)[9]
References
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Busways route 507". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 513". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N80 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Medaowbank railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Meadowbank station details Transport for New South Wales
