Chester Hill railway station

Chester Hill
Westbound view in November 2007
Location Chester Hill Road, Chester Hill
Coordinates 33°53′01″S 150°59′58″E / 33.883500°S 150.999385°E / -33.883500; 150.999385Coordinates: 33°53′01″S 150°59′58″E / 33.883500°S 150.999385°E / -33.883500; 150.999385
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main South
Distance 22.31 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code CHH
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 8 October 1924
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 1,360 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 143
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Liverpool
T3
Bankstown Line
towards City Circle

Chester Hill railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Chester Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

History

Chester Hill station opened on 8 October 1924 when the Main South line was extended from Regents Park to Cabramatta.[2][3]

To the south of the station lies the Southern Sydney Freight Line that opened in January 2013.

Platforms & services

Historically Chester Hill was served by services from the city and Lidcombe operating to Liverpool. This changed in the early 2000s, when most services to Liverpool were altered to operate via Bankstown. Today Chester Hill is served by T3 Bankstown line services terminating at Liverpool and three Liverpool - City via Strathfield services on weekdays.

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via Lidcombe 2 services on weekdays [4]
services to Central & the City Circle via Bankstown[5]
2 services to Liverpool 1 service on weekdays [4]
services to Liverpool[5]

Transdev NSW operate five routes via Chester Hill station:

Chester Hill station is served by one NightRide route:

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Chester Hill Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Chester Hill Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. 1 2 "T2: Inner West & Leppington line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  5. 1 2 "T3: Bankstown line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ↑ "Transdev NSW route 911". Transport for NSW.
  7. ↑ "Transdev NSW route 916". Transport for NSW.
  8. ↑ "Transdev NSW route M91". Transport for NSW.
  9. ↑ "Transdev NSW route S2". Transport for NSW.
  10. ↑ "Transdev NSW route S4". Transport for NSW.
  11. ↑ "N50 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.