Macquarie Park railway station explained

Macquarie Park
Style:Sydney Metro
Address:Corner Lane Cove & Waterloo Roads, Macquarie Park
Coordinates:-33.7851°N 151.1284°W
Line:Metro North West Line
Other:Bus
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:2
Opened:23 February 2009
Rebuilt:2018/19
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:MQP
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Metro Trains Sydney
Status:Staffed
Passengers:
  • 1,868,440 (year)
  • 5,119 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Metro
Other Services Header:Other services
Other Services Collapsible:yes

Macquarie Park railway station is located on the Sydney Metro network, serving the suburb of Macquarie Park. It was formerly part of Sydney Trains' T1 Northern Line, before being converted to service the Metro North West & Bankstown Line.

History

Macquarie Park station opened as part of the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link on 23 February 2009.[3] [4]

Macquarie Park station closed in September 2018 for seven months for conversion to service Sydney Metro network station on the Metro North West Line, which included the installation of platform screen doors.[5] It reopened on 26 May 2019.

Services

There are currently 12 bus routes servicing Macquarie Park station operated by Busways, CDC NSW and Transit Systems, and one NightRide route.[6]

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. https://web.archive.org/web/20090213230212/http://www.cityrail.info/ecrl/ CityRail – Epping to Chatswood rail link
  4. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Macquarie+Park Macquarie Park Station
  5. http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/planning-starts-convert-epping-chatswood-rail-line-rapid-transit Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit
  6. https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101427#/ Macquarie Park Station