Hills Showground railway station explained

Hills Showground
Style:Sydney Metro
Address:Doran Drive, Castle Hill
Borough:New South Wales
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-33.728°N 150.9868°W
Elevation:25m (82feet) below ground level[1]
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Metro Trains Sydney
Distance:23 km from Chatswood
Platforms:2
Train Operators:Metro Trains Sydney
Connections: Bus
Structure:Underground
Parking:600 spaces
Bicycle:40 spaces
Accessible:Yes
Opened:26 May 2019[2]
Former:Hills Centre
Showground
Passengers:
  • 774,500 (year)
  • 2,122 (daily)[3]
Pass Year:2023[4]
Pass System:Sydney Metro

Hills Showground railway station is an underground Sydney Metro station on Doran Drive, in the suburb of Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia. The station, located near the Castle Hill Showground, serves the Metro North West & Bankstown Line and was built as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project. The station is planned to eventually serve trains to the Sydney central business district and Bankstown as part of the government's 20-year Sydney's Rail Future strategy.[5] [6] [7] The station opened 26 May 2019. It is currently the least used station on the Sydney Metro.[4]

History

The original plans for the North West Rail Link showed a station called Hills Centre, after the complex of civic buildings of the same name. This was to have been constructed on the site of the Castle Hill Showground. Following community consultation, it was determined that the station would be moved to the Hills Centre site – requiring its demolition – in order to retain the Showground. The station was renamed as a result.

Services

Hills Showground has two platforms. It is served by Metro North West & Bankstown Line services. Hills Showground station is served by a number of bus routes operated by Busways and CDC NSW.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sydney Metro . Interactive Map . Sydney Metro . 27 July 2019.
  2. https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/media-releases/new-chief-executive-appointed-to-sydney-metro New Chief Executive appointed to Sydney Metro
  3. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  4. Web site: Train Station Monthly Usage . Open Data . 26 January 2024.
  5. Book: Sydney's rail future: modernising Sydney's trains. June 2012. Transport for New South Wales. Transport for New South Wales. https://web.archive.org/web/20140626104616/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/sydneys-rail-future.pdf. 26 June 2014.
  6. http://sydneymetro.info/project-overview1/documents/23035/download Sydney Metro City & Southwest Project Overview
  7. https://www.sydneymetro.info/station/hills-showground-station Hills Showground Station
  8. Web site: Trip Planner .