Clarendon railway station, Sydney

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Clarendon
Western Line
Station code CRD
Suburb Clarendon
Street(s) Racecourse Rd
Distance from Central Station 57.22 km
Altitude (above sea level)  ? m
Types of stopping trains Suburban all stops
Number of platforms 2
Number of tracks 2
Platform arrangement 2 Side
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers No
Transfers available None
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access Yes (Assisted)
Station facilities Link

Clarendon is a station on the CityRail Richmond line, located in the Sydney suburb of Clarendon. It serves the Hawkesbury Racecourse, but otherwise there is little residential or industrial building in the vicinity. The station has a crossing loop with catchpoints. The station opened in 1870, 6 years after the opening of the Richmond Line in 1864[1].

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[edit] Platforms/Service

The station is served by approximately two trains per hour.

Platform 1

  • Western Line - all stations and limited stops services to Blacktown and Central; then to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby or Berowra via the North Shore Line.

Platform 2

[edit] Accessibility

Clarendon station has side platforms with near street level access, connected by a level crossing and therefore has close to Easy Access for wheelchairs.

[edit] Trackplan


[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station
(inbound)
Line Following Station
(outbound)
Windsor
Western Line
(Richmond Branch)
East Richmond

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ Richmond Line. Nswrail.net. Retrieved on 3 January 2007.