Yennora railway station explained

Yennora
Style:	Sydney Trains
Address:	Railway Street, Yennora
Coordinates:	-33.8647°N 150.9711°W
Distance:	27.44 kilometres from Central
Line:	Main South
Other:	Bus
Structure:	Ground
Platform:	2 side
Tracks:	2
Opened:	6 November 1927
Electrified:	Yes
Accessible:	No
Code:	YNR
Owned:	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operator:	Sydney Trains
Status:	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am-2pm Weekends and public holidays: Unstaffed
Passengers:	605,740 (year) 1,660 (daily)^[1]
Pass Year:	2023^[2]
Pass System:	Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
Web:	Transport for NSW

Yennora railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Yennora. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Inner West & Leppington and T5 Cumberland line services.

History

Yennora station opened on 6 November 1927^[3] and was funded by the local McCredie family, who were interested in land in the vicinity. The funding was provided with hopes the station would 'open up' access to the area, and on the initial condition that the cost of the station would be refunded when profits over three years justified such a refund.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Transport links

Yennora station is served by one NightRide route:

• N60: Fairfield station to Town Hall station

External links

• • Yennora station details Transport for New South Wales

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. News: 11 November 1927 . YENNORA . 25 May 2024 . . New South Wales, Australia . 7 . National Library of Australia . XXXVIII . 3398.
4. Web site: Yennora Station Heritage Inventory Listing .
5. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Yennora Yennora Station
6. News: 20 September 1929 . Yennora Station . 25 May 2024 . . New South Wales, Australia . 8 . National Library of Australia.