Cowan railway station
Cowan | |||||||||||
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Location | Old Pacific Highway, Cowan Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°35′35″S 151°10′17″E / 33.5931333°S 151.1714722°ECoordinates: 33°35′35″S 151°10′17″E / 33.5931333°S 151.1714722°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
Distance | 48.81 km (30.33 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | |||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | CWN | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2013 | 100 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
Rank | 247 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Cowan railway station is a railway station located on the Main Northern line on the northern fringes of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the suburb of Cowan, and the station was opened in 1890.[2]
Cowan was a terminating point for CityRail suburban services until January 1992 when all services were curtailed at Berowra.[3] A southbound passing loop is located immediately south of the station. In February 1999, it was extended south 1.1 kilometres (1 mi) to allow 1.5-kilometre (1 mi) freight trains to stable.[4] North of the station the 8.6-kilometre (5 mi) Cowan Bank commences its descent to Hawkesbury River station and thereafter, crossing the Hawkesbury River.
Platforms and services[]
Cowan has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[5]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | Services to Sydney Central | [5] | |
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2 | Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle | [5] |
Transport links[]
Transdev NSW operates one bus route via Cowan station:
- 592: Hornsby station to Mooney Mooney[6]
Trackplan[]
Gallery[]
Cowan railway station building
Cowan railway station entrance
Cowan railway station north end
Cowan railway station bush walking stairs
Cowan railway station platform 1
Cowan railway station platform 1 building
Cowan railway station platform 2 looking north
Cowan railway station platform 2
Cowan railway station platform 2 north
Cowan railway station from level crossing
Cowan railway station level crossing
Cowan railway station ramp to platform 1
Cowan railway station ramp to platform 2
Cowan railway station platform 2 from crossing
Cowan train station - panoramio
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Cowan Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
- ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest June 1999 page 38
- ^ a b c "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Transdev NSW route 592". Transport for NSW.
External links[]
- Media related to Cowan railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Cowan station details Transport for New South Wales
- Easy Access railway stations in New South Wales
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1890
- Regional railway stations in New South Wales
- Short-platform railway stations in New South Wales, 4 cars
- Hornsby Shire
- Main North railway line, New South Wales