Beecroft railway station explained

Beecroft
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:Wongala Crescent, Beecroft
Coordinates:-33.7496°N 151.0663°W
Elevation:141 metres
Distance:26.90 kilometres from Central
Line:Main Northern
Other:Bus
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:3
Opened:17 September 1886
Rebuilt:7 March 1892
Electrified:Yes
Code:BCF
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:

Staffed: 8am-4pm

Passengers:
  • 684,640 (year)
  • 1,876 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink

Beecroft railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Beecroft. It is served by Sydney Trains' T9 Northern Line services.

History

The original Beecroft station opened on 17 September 1886 approximately adjacent to the current Beecroft tennis courts, relocating north to its present site on 7 March 1892.[3] [4] The disused down platform was demolished in the early 1990s. A disused dock platform for produce was located to the west of the platform.

As part of the North Sydney Freight Corridor project, an electrified passing loop opened to the west of the station in June 2016.[5] [6] [7]

An upgrade to the station which involved lifts connecting the underpass with the platform was complete in December 2021.[8]

Transport links

Busways operates one bus route from Beecroft station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

CDC NSW operates two routes from Beecroft station

Beecroft station is served by one NightRide route:[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. Web site: Train Station Monthly Usage . Open Data . 26 January 2024.
  3. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Beecroft Beecroft Station
  4. http://www.bchg.org.au/index.php/en/ Home
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20160626084552/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/Projects-Northern-Sydney-Freight-Corridor-Program/epping-thornleigh-third-track Epping to Thornleigh Third Track
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20130313113700/http://www.leightoncontractors.com.au/news-and-media/news/leighton-contractors-and-tfnsw-in-alliance-to-deliver-epping-to-thornleigh-third-track-project// Leighton Contractors & TfNSW in Alliance to deliver Epping to Thornleigh Third Track Project
  7. Northern Sydney Freight Corridor Update Railway Digest December 2014 pages 28-29
  8. https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/system/files/media/documents/2021/Beecroft%20Station%20Upgrade%20-%20Community%20Notification%20-%20Project%20completion%20December%202021.pdf
  9. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-03-29 . transportnsw.info.
  10. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-03-29 . transportnsw.info.
  11. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-03-29 . transportnsw.info.
  12. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/n80/17N80 N80 timetable