North Strathfield railway station

North Strathfield
Northbound view from Platform 3 in November 2011
Location Queen Street, North Strathfield
Coordinates 33°51′32″S 151°05′17″E / 33.85894°S 151.08808°E / -33.85894; 151.08808Coordinates: 33°51′32″S 151°05′17″E / 33.85894°S 151.08808°E / -33.85894; 151.08808
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance 13.38 kilometres from Central
Platforms 3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type Ground
Other information
Station code NST
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened 9 June 1918
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 2,590 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank 96
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Hornsby
T1
North Shore, Northern & Western Line
towards the city

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

History

North Strathfield station opened on 9 June 1918 as an island platform with two faces. In 1924, a third platform was added on the western side.[2][3] It is the first station on the Main Northern line after it branches from the Main Suburban line at Strathfield.

Although the primary, eastern, connection between the Main Northern and Main Suburban lines is from North Strathfield and Strathfield, a secondary, western, connection exists between North Strathfield and Homebush. This connection is mainly used by freight trains but is occasionally used by passenger trains travelling to Olympic Park station during trackwork or for major events at Sydney Olympic Park.

To the east of the station lay a passing loop. This had been taken out of use, but in June 2015 was recommissioned as part of the construction of a dive south of the station as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project.[4][5][6][7]

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Hornsby via Strathfield, North Sydney & Gordon [8]
2 all stations to Epping [8]
3 occasional use only
mainly used by passing freight trains

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ North Strathfield Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ North Strathfield Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ↑ ASX Announcement: Macmahon awarded NSW rail underpass contract Macmahon 7 December 2012
  5. ↑ "North Strathfield Rail Underpass Project" Railway Digest April 2013 page 28
  6. ↑ North Strathfield Rail Underpass Archived 26 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Transport for NSW
  7. ↑ North Strathfield Station Transport for NSW
  8. 1 2 "T1: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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