Gordon railway station, Sydney

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Gordon
North Shore Line
Station code GDO
Suburb Gordon
Street(s) St Johns Ave
Distance from Central Station 17.12 km
Altitude (above sea level) 116 m
Types of stopping trains Suburban all stops
Suburban limited stops
Peak hour intercity
Number of platforms 3
Number of tracks 3
Platform arrangement 1 island
1 side
Type of station Ground
Ticket barriers No
Transfers available Bus
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access Yes
Station facilities Link

Gordon is a CityRail railway station located in the suburb of Gordon, Sydney, Australia. It lies on the North Shore line. Many trains from downtown Sydney terminate at Gordon Station, and reverse direction to go back towards the Central via North Sydney.

Gordon station now has the preferred arrangement of tracks where the terminating platform is located between the two through tracks, similar to Lindfield station. Currently, Gordon has a long island platform and a siding platform.

The old mechanical lever frame, which operated the previous incarnation of the railway signals, is still in place on the platform where curious passengers can take a peek.

Due to the increasing number of passengers at Gordon station and itself being one of the main stations along the North Shore line, upgrades were proposed in 2005 by state MP Barry O'Farrell[citation needed]. These upgrades were the installation of Easy Access facilities, including all-weather protection on the ramps, overbridge and platforms, and two lifts.

Contents

[edit] Platforms/Service

Platform 1:

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

Platform 2:

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

Platform 3

  • North Shore Line - all stations services back to Hornsby, Asquith, Mount Colah, Mt Ku-Ring-Gai and Berowra, peak hour intercity services to Gosford & Wyong.

[edit] Bus connections

[edit] Shorelink

[edit] Forest Coach Lines

[edit] NightRide

[edit] Schools used by

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding Station
(inbound)		 Line Following Station
(outbound)
Killara
North Shore Line
Pymble


 
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