Pymble railway station explained

Pymble
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:Grandview Street, Pymble
Coordinates:-33.7448°N 151.1422°W
Distance:18.90 kilometres from Central
Line:North Shore
Other:Bus
Structure:Ground
Platform:2 (1 island)
Tracks:2
Opened:1 January 1890
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:PYB
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:

Staffed: 8am-4pm

Passengers:
  • 1,051,820 (year)
  • 2,882 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink

Pymble railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Pymble. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.

History

Pymble station opened on 1 January 1890 when the North Shore line opened from Hornsby to St Leonards.[3] The station was named after Robert Pymble who came from Herefordshire in 1821. He sold a part of his 600 acre estate which was granted to him in 1823 for capturing a bushranger which was built by convicts. When the line was opened, the kitchen of his old homestead was used as the ticket office, and the dining room as the waiting room. In those days hurricane lamps were left at the station in the morning to light travellers home at night. The cottage of one of Pymble's sons, James (a bachelor), was removed to make way for the railway, and was afterwards the home of a sergeant of police who was shot by an orchardist on 1 May 1913.

The present island platform and station building were completed in 1909 in when the line was duplicated.[4] In March 2021, plans to improve the accessibility of the station were approved.[5] The upgrade featured three lifts, footpath upgrades, new handrails, and other features. The upgrade was completed in 2023.[6]

Services

Transport links

CDC NSW operates two bus route via Pymble station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Grandview St:

Pacific Hwy:

Pymble 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:Pymble Pymble Station
  4. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4801068 Pymble Railway Station Group
  5. Web site: 2021-03-12. Plans Approved for Pymble Station Accessibility Upgrade. 2021-10-27. Alister Henskens SC MP. en.
  6. Web site: NSW. Transport for. 2019-05-24. Pymble Station Upgrade. 2021-10-27. transport.nsw.gov.au. en-AU.
  7. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/579/37579 Route 579 timetable
  8. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2023-10-30 . transportnsw.info.
  9. https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/n90/17N90 Route N90 timetable