Riverwood railway station
Riverwood | |||||||||||
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 Eastbound view in August 2006 | |||||||||||
| Location | William Road, Riverwood | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′06″S 151°03′07″E / 33.95152778°S 151.0520694°ECoordinates: 33°57′06″S 151°03′07″E / 33.95152778°S 151.0520694°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | East Hills | ||||||||||
| Distance | 17.50 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | RVD | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1931 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Herne Bay | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 4,080 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 59 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Riverwood railway station is located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Riverwood. It is served by Sydney Trains T8 Airport & South line services.
History[]
Riverwood station opened on 21 December 1931 as Herne Bay when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills. The line was duplicated from Kingsgrove in 1948. It was renamed Riverwood on 10 March 1958.[2][3]
On 5 May 1986, the line was duplicated from Riverwood to Padstow with a new track laid to the north of the existing one.[4]
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.[5]
Platforms & services[]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport | [6] | |
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| 2 | services to Revesby early morning & late night services to Macarthur 2 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown |
[6] |
Transport links[]
Punchbowl Bus Company operates four routes via Riverwood station:
- 940: Hurstville station to Bankstown station[7]
- 942: Lugarno to Campsie station[8]
- 944: Mortdale to Bankstown station[9]
- 945: Hurstville station to Bankstown station[10]
Riverwood station is served by one NightRide route:
- N20: to Town Hall station[11]
References[]
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Riverwood Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Riverwood Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Riverwood-Padstow" Railway Digest July 1986 p. 214
- ^ Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
- ^ a b "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 940". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 942". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 944". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 945". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N20 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links[]
Media related to Riverwood railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Riverwood Station details Transport for New South Wales
- Easy Access railway stations in Sydney
- Railway stations in Sydney
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1931
- East Hills railway line
- City of Canterbury-Bankstown
- Georges River Council