Chatswood railway station, Sydney

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Chatswood

North Shore Line
Station code	CHW
Suburb	Chatswood
Street(s)	Railway St
Distance from Central Station	12.85 km
Station Altitude (above sea level)	87 m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops Intercity (peak hour)
Number of platforms	2
Number of tracks	2
Platform arrangement	1 Island
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Chatswood is a CityRail railway station on the North Shore railway line in Sydney, Australia, at the business centre of Chatswood. It is at the level of the surrounding ground, 87m above sea level, 11.7 km from Central.

1 Timeline
2 Chatswood Transport Interchange (CTI)
3 Platforms/Service
4 Accessibility
5 Transport Links

[edit] Timeline

The station was opened, along with the North Shore railway line on 1 January 1890.
An island platform was installed at Chatswood on 23 May 1900, and a third "local" platform brought into use on 12 July 1919.
The first electric train ran through Chatswood on 15 August 1927, with full electric passenger service commencing 27 October 1928.
At one time there was a goods siding at the station.
Before 1958 there was a tram terminus in Victoria Avenue beside the station. More recently there was an associated bus station and shopping centre, but this has been removed while a new station is built.
As of 2005 the station is the eastern junction of the new Epping Chatswood Railway (ECR) and so is undergoing total reconstruction.
ECR trains will be able proceed to the central business district (CBD) or terminate at Chatswood as required.

[edit] Chatswood Transport Interchange (CTI)

Complete demolition of Chatswood railway station, bus interchange and the attached shopping centre, The Interchange occurred in 2005.
The new CTI is under construction and a temporary island platform has been constructed (now demolished as the new western platform is built and ready for commercial use)
The CTI will consist of 2 newly constructed island platforms.
The smaller western side of the CTI is scheduled to open in September 2006 (but opened on the 16th of October), this will include the new western island platform.
Upon opening the western side the temporary facilities will be demolished and construction will begin on the larger eastern side.
Eventually the CTI will consist of Chatswood railway station, a bus interchange, a shopping arcade and 3 towers.

Arrangements for the new Chatswood Station, due to be completed in 2008

[edit] Platforms/Service

Platform 1:

North Shore Line - all stations and limited stops services, and peak hour intercity services to Central; then to Blacktown, Penrith, Emu Plains, Riverstone, or Richmond via the Western Line, or to Eastwood or Hornsby via the Northern Line

Platform 2

North Shore Line - all stations and limited stops services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra; peak hour intercity services to Gosford and Wyong.

[edit] Accessibility

The station has been provided with Easy Access for wheelchairs as part of the ECR project.

[edit] Transport Links

Shorelink runs three routes to and from Chatswood railway station:

Route 558 - Lindfield via East Lindfield and Roseville
Route 565 - Macquarie via Lindfield and UTS
Route 590 - Turramurra station

NightRide route N90 serves Chatswood station.

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Artarmon	North Shore Line	Roseville
Trains will continue on the North Shore Line	Epping to Chatswood Line (Under construction)	North Ryde