Tallawong railway station
Tallawong | |||||||||||
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 Tallawong station worksite in August 2015 | |||||||||||
| Location |
Cudgegong Road, Rouse Hill Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°41′30″S 150°54′20″E / 33.691757°S 150.905458°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Northwest Rapid Transit | ||||||||||
| Distance | 35 kilometres from Chatswood | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Northwest Rapid Transit | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1,000 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 45 spaces | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Hassell | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | Early 2019 (scheduled) | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Tallawong railway station, originally known as Cudgegong Road railway station, is an under construction station being built by the Northwest Rapid Transit (NRT) consortium near the intersection of Cudgegong and Schofield Roads, Rouse Hill, in Sydney, Australia. The station is being built as the terminus of the Sydney Metro Northwest line to Chatswood that will later be extended through the Sydney central business district to Bankstown. Beyond the station lies a train depot.[1]
The station was originally proposed to be named Cudgegong Road after a nearby road, which in turn was named for a central west NSW property owned by the suburb's namesake, local pastoralist and political figure Richard Rouse. It could not be named Rouse Hill as this name is used for a separate station to the east at Rouse Hill Town Centre. Blacktown City Council unsuccessfully proposed naming the surrounding area and station in honour of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.[2]
In December 2017, the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales launched a consultation to rename the station Tallawong.[3] The renaming was confirmed in April 2018.[4]
Though various forms of a rail line to Rouse Hill were proposed by the NSW Government between 1998 and 2010, these generally terminated at Rouse Hill Town Centre. A 2001 plan had the line continue north-west rather than west from Rouse Hill, with the next stop at Box Hill.[5] Tallawong only emerged as a station location in 2012, with the government favouring a future corridor heading west from Rouse Hill towards the existing Schofields railway station and the future growth area of Marsden Park.
The new station is scheduled to open in early 2019. It will be operated by NRT, who are also responsible for the design of the station.[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ Sydney Metro City & Southwest Project Overview Archived 17 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Sydney Metro June 2015
- ↑ Duff, Eamonn (26 April 2015). "Whitlam suburb name refusal reveals Geographical Names Board unique agenda". The Sun-Herald.
- ↑ Naming Proposal Tallawong Railway Station Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
- ↑ Tallawong Railway Station Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
- ↑ Christie, Ron (2001). Long-term strategic plan for rail. Sydney: Office of the Co-ordinator General of Rail.
- ↑ Tallewong station Transport for NSW
- ↑ North West Rail Link $340 million skytrain contract awarded Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Transport for NSW 18 December 2013
- ↑ $8.3 billion North West Rail Link to open in late 2019 Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Transport for NSW 16 June 2013
External links
- Tallawong Station description at Sydney Metro Northwest project website
- Northwest Rapid Transit corporate website