Meadowbank railway station, Sydney

Meadowbank
Southbound view in August 2010
Location Constitution Road, Meadowbank
Coordinates 33°48′59″S 151°05′24″E / 33.816357°S 151.090019°E / -33.816357; 151.090019Coordinates: 33°48′59″S 151°05′24″E / 33.816357°S 151.090019°E / -33.816357; 151.090019
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance 18.19 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code MEB
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 1 September 1887
Electrified Yes
Previous names Meadow Bank
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 3,290 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 73
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Hornsby
T1
North Shore, Northern & Western Line
towards the city

Meadowbank railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Meadowbank. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Northern Line services.

History

Meadowbank station opened on 1 September 1887 as Meadow Bank, being renamed Meadowbank on 6 November 1927.[2]

To the south of the station, the line crosses the Parramatta River via the John Whitton Bridge. This opened in May 1980 replacing the original iron lattice bridge.[3][4][5]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Hornsby via Strathfield, North Sydney & Gordon [6]
2 services to Epping [6]

Sydney Buses operate two routes via Meadowbank station:

Meadowbank station is served by one NightRide route:

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Meadowbank Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Churchman, Geoffrey (1995). Railway Electrification in Australia & New Zealand. Smithfield: IPL Books. p. 94.
  4. ↑ "Walkway Plan for Meadowbank Bridge": Railway Digest March 1997 page 9
  5. ↑ Meadowbank (Parramatta Bridge) Underpass NSW Environment & Heritage
  6. 1 2 "T1: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ↑ "State Transit route 507". Transport for NSW.
  8. ↑ "State Transit route 513". Transport for NSW.
  9. ↑ "N80 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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