Westmead railway station explained

Westmead
Style:Sydney Trains
Address:Railway Parade, Westmead
Coordinates:-33.8085°N 150.988°W
Distance:25.16 kilometres from Central
Line:Main Western
Rogans Hill
Other:Bus
Structure:Ground
Platform:4 (2 island)
Tracks:4
Opened:March 1883
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Code:WMD
Owned:Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:Sydney Trains
Status:Staffed
Passengers:
  • 3,346,940 (year)
  • 9,170 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2023[2]
Pass System:Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
Web:Transport for NSW

Westmead railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Westmead. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services.

History

Westmead station opened in March 1883.[3] To the east of the station lies a dive through which one of the eastbound tracks passes. This was opened in 1986 as part of the quadruplication of the Main Western line between Westmead and Granville. It was necessary because west of Westmead the two westbound tracks run adjacent to one another as do the two eastbound tracks. East of Westmead, the lines are configured to run as West/East/West/East.[4]

Between 1922 and 1932, the Rogans Hill line branched from the Main Western line immediately to the west of Westmead station.[5]

The station received an easy access upgrade prior to August 1997 which included tactile indicators, a lift to each platform and shelters along the island platforms.

Platforms and services

Bus Number Route Major Stops/ Stations
705 Parramatta to Blacktown T- Way, Pendle Hill Station, Toongabbie Station, Seven Hills Station[6]
708 Parramatta to Blacktown T- Way, Pendle Hill Station[7]
711Parramatta to Blacktown Public/ Children's Hospital at Westmead, T-way, Wentworthville Station, Seven Hills Station[8]
712Parramatta to Westmead Public/ Children's Hospital at Westmead[9]
660 Parramatta to Castlewood T- Way, Winston Hills Mall[10]
661 Parramatta to Blacktown T- Way[11]
662 Parramatta to Castle Hill T- Way, Norwest Business Park[12]
663 T- Way, Stanhope Gardens, Kellyville Ridge[13]
664 Parramatta to Rouse Hill station T- Way, Norwest Business Park[14]
665 Parramatta to Rouse Hill station T- Way, Bella Vista Station, Kellyville Station[15]

Westmead station is served by two NightRide routes:

The station will be the future terminus of the Parramatta Light Rail.[18] and also the Sydney Metro West which is scheduled to open in 2032.[19]

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:Westmead Westmead Station
  4. "Granville-Westmead Quadruplication" Railway Digest June 1985 page 165
  5. "Walking a Forgotten Railway:The Rogans Hill Line Revisited" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin Issue 727 May 1998
  6. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  7. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  8. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  9. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  10. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  11. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  12. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  13. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  14. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  15. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  16. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  17. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-04-30 . transportnsw.info.
  18. Web site: Parramatta Light Rail. 23 July 2018. Transport for NSW. 18 August 2019.
  19. https://www.sydneymetro.info/west/project-overview About Sydney Metro West