North Shore railway line, Sydney
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| North Shore Line | |
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| Mode | Commuter rail line |
| Area | Hornsby Ku-ring-gai North Sydney Sydney Willoughby |
| Map colour | Yellow |
| Owner | CityRail |
| Design | |
| Stations | 35 |
| Connects | Central Town Hall North Sydney Chatswood Hornsby Berowra |
| 1890 | Opened |
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| Operator(s) | CityRail |
| Fleet | R, S, T, G, K sets |
| Depot(s) | Hornsby |
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The North Shore Line is a part of the metropolitan rail network in Sydney, Australia, operated by CityRail. The North Shore Line extends from Sydney Central station through the western limb of the City Circle, across the Sydney Harbour Bridge and along the North Shore area to Hornsby where it joins the Northern Line.
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[edit] History
The North Shore Line was opened on 1 January 1890 as a single track between Hornsby and St Leonards. The line was extended to the Sydney Harbour foreshore at Milsons Point on 1 May 1893. Transport between this original Milsons Point station and central Sydney was by ferry boat. Most of the North Shore line was duplicated between 1900 and 1909. In 1927 the line was converted to electric operation using a 1500 volt DC, overhead supply.
The construction works for the Sydney Harbour Bridge necessitated truncation of the southern terminus from Milsons Point to Lavender Bay.
When the Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened in 19 March 1932 a new Milsons Point station (on the bridge approach) came into operation and the North Shore Line was extended through it and over the Sydney Harbour Bridge to link with the underground lines of central Sydney. The result is that the two ends of the North Shore Line link to the Sydney railway system at Central and Hornsby.
After 1932 the original Lavender Bay station became a storage depot for electric trains, and the line connecting Lavender Bay to the North Shore line was reduced to single track. This line joins the current passenger-carrying North Shore line at Waverton station.
The North Shore Line is now a major commuter artery between the North Shore and central Sydney. In early years, Old Milsons Point, Bay Rd, St Leonards, Chatswood, Lindfield, Gordon, Pymble, Turramurra, Wahroonga and Hornsby stations had goods yards. All but St Leonards, Chatswood and Hornsby yards had disappeared by mid-twentieth century, and the latter three did not survive into the late twentieth century.
A new underground railway line is currently under construction: the Epping to Chatswood Line will connect Chatswood station of the North Shore line to Epping station on the main northern line.
[edit] Train Stations
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| Central | SBO | Red | Central, Strawberry Hills, Ultimo, Surry Hills |
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Northern Line, Western Line, Inner West Line, Southern Line, Airport & East Hills Line, Bankstown Line, Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, Newcastle & Central Coast Line, Blue Mountains Line, Southern Highlands Line (peak hour only), South Coast Line |
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| Town Hall | TNH | Red | Sydney, Darling Harbour |
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| Wynyard | WYD | Red | Sydney, The Rocks, Millers Point |
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| Milsons Point | MPT | Red | Milsons Point, Kirribilli |
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| North Sydney | NSY | Red | North Sydney | |
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| Waverton | WVT | Red | Waverton, Lavender Bay, North Sydney |
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| Wollstonecraft | WSC | Red | Wollstonecraft, Greenwich |
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| St Leonards | SNL | Red | St Leonards, Gore Hill, Crows Nest |
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| Artarmon | ATO | Red | Artarmon, Willoughby |
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| Chatswood | CHW | Red | Chatswood | |
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| Lindfield | LDD | Yellow | Lindfield, West Lindfield |
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| Gordon | GDO | Yellow | Gordon | |
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| Turramurra | TMU | Yellow | Turramurra | |
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| Warrawee | WWE | Yellow | Warrawee, Wahroonga |
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| Waitara | WTA | Yellow | Waitara | |
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| Hornsby | HBY | Pink | Hornsby, Waitara |
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| Asquith | ASQ | Purple | Asquith | |
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| Mount Colah | MOC | Purple | Mount Colah | |
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| Mount Kuring-gai | MKI | Purple | Mount Kuring-gai | |
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| Berowra | BEW | Purple | Berowra | |
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CWN | Purple | Cowan | |
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HKR | - | Brooklyn | |
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| Woy Woy (peak hours only) |
WOY | - | Woy Woy | |
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| Point Clare (peak hours only) |
PCL | - | Point Clare | |
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| Gosford (peak hours only) |
GOS | - | Gosford | |
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| Narara (peak hours only) |
NRR | - | Narara | |
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| Niagara Park (peak hours only) |
NIA | - | Niagara Park | |
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| Lisarow (peak hours only) |
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| Tuggerah (peak hours only) |
TGG | - | Tuggerah, Mardi, Chittaway Point, Kangy Angy |
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| Wyong (peak hours only) |
WYG | - | Wyong, Wattanobi |
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[edit] Stopping Patterns
- Pattern 1: all stations to Berowra (& vice-versa) (off-peak & peak).
- Pattern 2: all stations to Hornsby (& vice-versa) (off-peak & peak).*
- Pattern 3: all stations to Gordon (& vice-versa) (peak hours only).*
- Pattern 4: all stations to Lindfield (& vice-versa) (peak hours only).*
- Pattern 5: intercity limited stops services from Wyong - all to Tuggerah, Narara, Gosford, Woy Woy, Berowra, Asquith, Hornsby, Turramurra, Gordon, Chatswood and all to Central, etc. (morning peak hours only).
- Pattern 6: intercity limited stops services from Gosford - Woy Woy, Hornsby, Turramurra, Gordon, Chatswood and all to Central, etc. (morning peak hours only).
- Pattern 7: intercity limited stops services to Wyong - all to Chatswood, Gordon, all to Turramurra, Hornsby, Asquith, Berowra, Woy Woy, Gosford, Narara, Ourimbah, all to Wyong (evening peak hours only).
- Pattern 8: intercity limited stops services to Gosford - all to Chatswood, Gordon, all to Turramurra, Hornsby, Asquith, Berowra, Woy Woy, Gosford, Narara, Ourimbah, all to Wyong (evening peak hours only).*
- Pattern 9: intercity all stations service to Wyong - all from Hornsby to Wyong (a single early morning peak hour service only).
* stations marked with mean that a few trains on this pattern in peak hours may skip this station.
[edit] Current Service Pattern
- Off-peak service pattern: The current off-peak service pattern is as follows:
- 2tph Berowra - Penrith (Western Line)
- 2tph Hornsby - Richmond (Western Line)
- Peak Hours
During peak houre, there are limited stop trains running along the North Shore line and some trains terminate at Gordon and Lindfield. Trains running along the North Shore Line in morning peak hour after passing through the city convert to either a Northern Line train or a Western Line train and vice versa in evening peak. There are also some trains running from Wyong and Gosford in morning peak which run limited stops through the North Shore line and vice versa at evening peak, service patterns shown above.
