Chester Hill railway station explained

Chester Hill
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:Chester Hill Road, Chester Hill
Coordinates:-33.8835°N 150.9994°W
Distance:22.31 kilometres from Central
Line:Main Southern
Other:Bus
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:3
Opened:8 October 1924
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:No
Code:CHH
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:

Staffed: 8am-4pm

Passengers:
  • 510,610 (year)
  • 1,399 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
Web:Transport for NSW

Chester Hill railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Chester Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

History

Chester Hill station opened on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents Park to Cabramatta.[3] [4]

To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.

Platforms and services

Historically Chester Hill was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Chester Hill is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool – City via Strathfield services on weekdays. The NSW Government Future Transport Strategy 2056 (November 2020 Edition) includes Chester Hill as the interchange station on the proposed Parramatta to Kogarah via Bankstown line.[5]

Transport links

Transdev NSW operates five bus routes via Chester Hill station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Parramatta station to Hurstville

Chester Hill station is served by one NightRide route:

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:Chester+Hill Chester Hill Station
  4. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4801050 Chester Hill Railway Station Group
  5. Web site: Transport for NSW . November 2020 . Transport for NSW . 6 September 2022 . Transport for NSW.