Thornleigh railway station
Thornleigh | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | The Esplanade, Thornleigh | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′55″S 151°04′42″E / 33.73188056°S 151.0782528°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 29.43 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | THO | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 September 1886 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 2,120 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 112 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Thornleigh railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Thornleigh. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Northern Line services.
History
Thornleigh station opened on 17 September 1886.[2] Platform 1 is located on a loop and does not have any booked passenger workings, while south of the station, the line has a loop on each side as far as Pennant Hills.
To the north of the station, a line previously branched off to a quarry.[3]
The local control panel was closed on 12 November 2006, with control transferred to Strathfield Signal Box. Control of Thornleigh was again transferred to the new Homebush Signal Box in October 2008.[4]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | no booked passenger services | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | services to Central via Strathfield & beyond | [5] | |
| 3 | services to Hornsby | [5] |
Transport links
Hillsbus operates one route via Thornleigh station:
Transdev NSW operates two routes via Thornleigh station:
- 586: to Westleigh to Pennant Hills station[7]
- 589: Hornsby station to Sydney Adventist Hospital[8]
Thornleigh station is served by one NightRide route:
- N80: Hornsby station to City (Town Hall)[9]
Trackplan
References
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Thornleigh Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Historical & Archaeological Assement of Proposed Cycleway Edward Higginbotham & Associates March 2002
- ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest February 2007
- ^ a b "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Unknown line: see Template:Cite New South Wales transport timetables for usage.
- ^ "CDC NSW route 586". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "CDC NSW route 589". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N80 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Thornleigh railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Thornleigh station details Transport for New South Wales
