Padstow railway station, Sydney

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Not to be confused with Padstow (Cornwall) railway station.

Padstow
Padstow Railway Station 4.JPG
Station entrance in May 2007
LocationHoward Road, Padstow
Coordinates33°57′07″S 151°01′56″E / 33.9518889°S 151.032325°E / -33.9518889; 151.032325Coordinates: 33°57′07″S 151°01′56″E / 33.9518889°S 151.032325°E / -33.9518889; 151.032325
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)East Hills
Distance19.34 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codePDW
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened21 December 1931
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20133,560 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank65
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Revesby
toward Revesby or Macarthur
 TfNSW T8.svg Airport & South Line Riverwood
toward City Circle

Padstow railway station is located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Padstow. It is served by Sydney Trains T8 Airport & South line services.

History[]

Padstow station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills.[2][3]

On 5 May 1986, the line was duplicated from Riverwood with a new track laid to the north of the existing one.[4] The line from Padstow to Revesby was duplicated around the same time.[5]

In 2013, as part of the quadruplication of the line from Kingsgrove to Revesby, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair.[6]

Platforms and services[]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport [7]
2 services to Revesby
early morning & late night services to Macarthur
2 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown		 [7]

References[]

  1. ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ^ Padstow Station NSWrail.net
  3. ^ Padstow Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ^ "Riverwood-Padstow" Railway Digest July 1986 page 214
  5. ^ "The East Hills to Glenfield Line" Railway Digest August 1986 pages 234-235
  6. ^ Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
  7. ^ a b "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.

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