Doonside railway station
Doonside | |||||||||||
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 Platforms in November 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Doonside Crescent, Doonside | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°45′49″S 150°52′09″E / 33.76372770779617°S 150.86918815767132°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 38.59 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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| Station code | DOD | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 27 September 1880 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Wolkara (1921) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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Doonside railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Doonside. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.
History
[edit]Doonside station opened on 27 September 1880.
It was renamed Wolkara on 1 February 1921, before resuming its original name 12 days later. The station was rebuilt in the 1950s when the Main Western line was electrified.[3]
On the 2nd of December 2023, an upgrade to the station was complete which included the addition of lifts, upgraded canopies and the relocation of the stairs on Platforms 3 and 4 to the eastern end of the platforms, in order to match Platforms 1 and 2.[4]
Platforms and services
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to North Sydney, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | [5] | |
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| 2 | services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | Mainly used during peak hours[5] | |
| 3 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | Mainly used during peak hours[5] | |
| 4 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | [5] |
Transport links
[edit]Busways operates two bus routes via Doonside station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 726: to Blacktown station[6]
- 753: to Blacktown station via Quakers Hill[7]
Doonside station is served by one NightRide route:
- N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Doonside Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/current-projects/doonside-station-upgrade
- ^ a b c d "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links
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Media related to Doonside railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Doonside station details Transport for New South Wales
