Killara railway station

Killara
Northbound view in December 2011
Location Culworth Avenue, Killara
Coordinates 33°45′56″S 151°09′42″E / 33.76552°S 151.16167°E / -33.76552; 151.16167Coordinates: 33°45′56″S 151°09′42″E / 33.76552°S 151.16167°E / -33.76552; 151.16167
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) North Shore
Distance 15.89 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 (1 island)
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code KLA
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 10 July 1899
Rebuilt 1906
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 2,310 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 106
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Hornsby or Emu Plains or Richmond
T1
North Shore, Northern & Western Line
towards Berowra

Killara railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Killara. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services. Killara Railway Station has heritage significance at a local level and is set among expansive gardens, rare in the Sydney Metropolitan train network. [2]

History

Killara station opened on 10 July 1899.[3] The present island platform and station building were completed in 1906 in anticipation of the line being doubled. This occurred in 1909.[4]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Hornsby via Strathfield, Richmond & Emu Plains [5]
2 services to Hornsby & Berowra [5]

Killara station is served indirectly by one NightRide route that stops on the Pacific Highway:

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=4801066
  3. ↑ Killara Station NSWrail.net
  4. ↑ Killara Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. 1 2 "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ↑ "N90 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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