Hills Showground railway station

Hills Showground railway station is an underground rapid transit station built by the Metro Trains Sydney consortium at Doran Drive, Castle Hill, in Sydney, Australia. The station, located near the Castle Hill Showground, was built as part of Transport for NSW's Sydney Metro Northwest project, to serve future train services to Rouse Hill and Chatswood. The station is planned to eventually serve trains to the Sydney central business district and Bankstown as part of the government's 20-year Sydney's Rail Future strategy.[3][4][5] The station opened 26 May 2019.

Hills Showground
Doran Drive entrance in March 2019
LocationDoran Drive, Castle Hill
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°43′41″S 150°59′12″E
Elevation25 m (82 ft) below ground level[1]
Owned byRailCorp
Operated byMetro Trains Sydney
Distance23km from Chatswood
Platforms2
Train operatorsMetro Trains Sydney
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Parking600 spaces
Bicycle facilities40 spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened26 May 2019[2]
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Metro   Following station
Norwest
towards Tallawong
M
Metro North West Line
Castle Hill
towards Chatswood

History
View of the station's platform

The original plans for the North West Rail Link showed a station called Hills Centre, after the complex of civic buildings of the same name. This was to have been constructed on the site of the Castle Hill Showground. Following community consultation, it was determined that the station would be moved to the Hills Centre site – requiring its demolition – in order to retain the Showground. The station was renamed as a result.

Services
External image
Hills Showground Bus Guide by Transport for NSW

Hills Showground has two platforms. It is served by Metro North West Line services.[5][6] Hills Showground station is served by a number of bus routes operated by Busways and Hillsbus.[7]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Chatswood
2 Services to Tallawong

References
  1. Sydney Metro. "Interactive Map". Sydney Metro. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. New Chief Executive appointed to Sydney Metro Transport for NSW 27 September 2018
  3. Transport for New South Wales (June 2012). Sydney's rail future: modernising Sydney's trains (PDF).
  4. Sydney Metro City & Southwest Project Overview Archived 17 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Metro June 2015
  5. Hills Showground Station Sydney Metro
  6. "M: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. Hills Showground Station 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.