Blacktown railway station, Sydney

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Blacktown
Blue Mountains Line
Cumberland Line
Western Line
Station code	BAK
Suburb	Blacktown
Street(s)	Main Pde
Distance from Central Station	34.87 km
Station Altitude (above sea level)	? m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops Intercity CountryLink
Number of platforms	7
Number of tracks	7
Platform arrangement	3 Island 1 Side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	Yes
Transfers available	Bus Train
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Blacktown is a railway station on the Western railway line, Sydney of the CityRail network, servicing the suburb of Blacktown and surrounding region. It is the branch point between the Main Western Line and Richmond branch and is considered the northern terminus of the Cumberland Line on promotional material. It acts as an interchange between these lines. The station is also served by the daily Countrylink XPT service to and from Dubbo. Blacktown is an Easy Access station, with lift access to all platforms.

1 History
2 Platforms and service
3 Trackplan
4 See also
5 Notes and References
6 Neighbouring stations
7 External links

[edit] History

Blacktown station opened in 1860 with the construction of the Main Western railway line^[1]. The station recived a major rebuild in the 1990s to a modern glass and steel structure with the addition of an extra platform and the provision of lift access to all platforms.

[edit] Platforms and service

Platforms 1 and 2 are an island platform offset at an angle from the other five platforms. These platforms serve trains to and from the Richmond branch line, although there is the capacity to terminate 'down' trains there to return towards the city.

Platform 3 is a side platform and is a newer addition to Blacktown, built to increase the terminating capacity of the station. It is usually used for terminating services from the city, although it has the capacity to be used for 'up' trains (towards Sydney).

Platforms 4 and 5 are an island platform on the 'Up Main' and 'Up Suburban' tracks, and are usually used for 'Up' (towards Sydney) trains, although there is the capacity to terminate trains on either platform.

Platforms 6 and 7 are an island platform on the 'Down Main' and 'Down Suburban' tracks, and are usually used for 'Down' (away from Sydney) trains There is the capacity to terminate 'Down' trains on platform 6 and return the towards the city, but not on platform 7. Trains to the Blue Mountains and beyond usually use platform 7.

[edit] Trackplan

Track arrangement at Blacktown

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and References

^ Main Western railway line. Nswrail.net. Retrieved on 27 January 2007.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station (inbound)	Line	Following Station (outbound)
Westmead	Blue Mountains Line	Penrith
Seven Hills	Cumberland Line Campbelltown → Blacktown	terminus
Seven Hills	Western Line	Doonside (via Emu Plains) Marayong (via Richmond)

Countrylink Western
Parramatta	↔	Blacktown	↔	Penrith

CityRail Stations

Blue Mountains Line	North Sydney \| Milsons Point \| Wynyard \| Town Hall \| Central \| Redfern \| Strathfield \| Granville \| Parramatta \| Westmead \| Blacktown \| Penrith \| Emu Plains \| Lapstone \| Glenbrook \| Blaxland \| Warrimoo \| Valley Heights \| Springwood \| Faulconbridge \| Linden \| Woodford \| Hazelbrook \| Lawson \| Bullaburra \| Wentworth Falls \| Leura \| Katoomba \| Medlow Bath \| Blackheath \| Mount Victoria \| Bell \| Zig Zag \| Lithgow
Cumberland Line	Campbelltown \| Leumeah \| Minto \| Ingleburn \| Macquarie Fields \| Glenfield \| Casula \| Liverpool \| Warwick Farm \| Cabramatta \| Canley Vale \| Fairfield \| Yennora \| Guildford \| Merrylands \| Harris Park \| Parramatta \| Westmead \| Wentworthville \| Pendle Hill \| Toongabbie \| Seven Hills \| Blacktown
Western Line	Central \| Redfern \| Burwood \| Strathfield \| Lidcombe \| Auburn \| Clyde \| Granville \| Harris Park \| Parramatta \| Westmead \| Wentworthville \| Pendle Hill \| Toongabbie \| Seven Hills \| Blacktown \| Doonside \| Rooty Hill \| Mt Druitt \| St Marys \| Werrington \| Kingswood \| Penrith \| Emu Plains \| Marayong \| Quakers Hill \| Schofields \| Riverstone \| Vineyard \| Mulgrave \| Windsor \| Clarendon \| East Richmond \| Richmond
(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)