Eastwood railway station explained

Eastwood
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:West Parade, Eastwood
Coordinates:-33.7902°N 151.0823°W
Distance:21.39 kilometres from Central
Line:Main Northern
Other:Bus
Structure:Ground
Platform:4 (2 island)
Tracks:4
Opened:17 September 1886
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:EWD
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am–10pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:

Staffed: 6am–10pm

Former:Dundas (1886-1887)
Passengers:
  • 3,852,610 (year)
  • 10,555 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
Web:Transport for NSW

Eastwood railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Eastwood. It is served by Sydney Trains' T9 Northern Line.

History

The station opened as Dundas on 17 September 1886 on the single track line. It was renamed Eastwood on 1 September 1887.[3] The line through Eastwood was subsequently duplicated and has since been quadruplicated. In 2004, the platforms were extended towards Epping to allow 8-car Intercity trains to service the platforms.

The station subway is accessible by non-paying members of the public, although this was separated from the station concourse by a fence. In February 2007, the fence was removed to allow construction of smartcard readers for the Tcard system.

In March 2006 it was revealed, that asbestos fibre had been disturbed by contractors installing cabling for the Tcard project in the roof of the ticketing office at the station. The station offices were temporarily closed and replaced by a temporary booking office in the station carpark.[4]

In June 2008, an upgrade to the station including lifts was complete.[5]

Central Coast & Newcastle Line trains used to serve the station until the 30 September 2018 timetable change, when the service was altered to no longer stop here.

Transport links

Busways operates eight bus routes via Eastwood station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Eastwood 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:Eastwood Eastwood Station"
  4. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/asbestos-scare-spreads-to-city-rail-station/2006/03/08/1141701574236.html Asbestos scare spreads to city rail station
  5. Web site: EASTWOOD RAILWAY STATION Project in Eastwood, NSW - Cordell Connect .