Rooty Hill railway station
Rooty Hill | |||||||||||
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Location | North Parade, Rooty Hill, NSW Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°46′18″S 150°50′42″E / 33.77156389°S 150.8450944°ECoordinates: 33°46′18″S 150°50′42″E / 33.77156389°S 150.8450944°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 42 metres (138 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
Distance | 40.91 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 roads | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Parking | 375 spaces | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | RYH | ||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 23 December 1861 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1940s | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2013 | 2,760 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
Rank | 92 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Rooty Hill railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Rooty Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.
History[]
Rooty Hill station opened on 23 December 1861 as the terminus of the Main Western line when it was extended from Blacktown.[2] On 1 May 1862, the line was extended to St Marys. The station was rebuilt in the 1940s.[3]
Upgrades[]
From late December 2019 to early January 2020, Rooty Hill saw the completion of an upgrade to the station, including a brand new Footbridge with 4 lifts.
Platforms & services[]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood | [4] | |
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2 | services to Hornsby via Central & Chatswood | Mainly used during peak hours[4] | |
3 | services to Emu Plains | Mainly used during peak hours[4] | |
4 | services to Emu Plains | [4] |
Transport links[]
Busways operates three routes via Rooty Hill station:
- 738: to Eastern Creek[5]
- 756: Mount Druitt station to Blacktown station[6]
- 757: Mount Druitt station to Riverstone station[7]
References[]
- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Rooty Hill Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Rooty Hill Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ a b c d "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 738". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 756". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 757". Transport for NSW.
External links[]
- Media related to Rooty Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Rooty Hill station details Transport for New South Wales
Categories:
- Easy Access railway stations in Sydney
- Railway stations in Australia opened in 1861
- Main Western railway line, New South Wales
- Railway stations in Sydney
- Rooty Hill, New South Wales