Doonside railway station
Doonside | |||||||||||
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![]() Doonside Railway Station East Entrance | |||||||||||
Location | Doonside Crescent, Doonside | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°45′49″S 150°52′09″E / 33.76372770779617°S 150.86918815767132°ECoordinates: 33°45′49″S 150°52′09″E / 33.76372770779617°S 150.86918815767132°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 45 metres (148 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
Distance | 38.59 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | DOD | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 27 September 1880 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 5,870 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Doonside railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Doonside. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.
History[]
Doonside station opened on 27 September 1880.
It was renamed Wolkara on 1 February 1921, before resuming its original name 12 days later. The station was rebuilt in the 1950s when the Main Western line was electrified.[2]
Platforms & services[]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood | [3] | |
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2 | services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood | Mainly used during peak hours[3] | |
3 | services to Emu Plains | Mainly used during peak hours[3] | |
4 | services to Emu Plains | [3] |
Transport links[]
Busways operates two routes to and from Doonside station:
- 726: to Blacktown station[4]
- 753: to Blacktown station via Quakers Hill[5]
Doonside station is served by one NightRide route:
- N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station).[6]
References[]
- ^ Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Doonside Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ a b c d "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 726". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 753". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N70 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links[]
Media related to Doonside railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Doonside station details Transport for New South Wales
Categories:
- Main Western railway line, New South Wales
- Railway stations in Sydney
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1880
- City of Blacktown