Riverwood railway station, Sydney
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Riverwood
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| Airport and East Hills Line | |
| Station code | RVD |
| Suburb | Riverwood |
| Street(s) | William St |
| Distance from Central Station | 17.50 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stops |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Platform arrangement | 1 island |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | No |
| Transfers available | None |
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Yes |
| Station facilities | Link |
Riverwood is a railway station on the Airport and East Hills Line of the CityRail network. Located in the Sydney suburb of Riverwood, it serves a residential area. It opened in 1931 with the opening of the East Hills railway line from Tempe to East Hills[1], originally as 'Hearne Bay' but was renamed Riverwood in 1958. Initially the line was single track and unelectrified, with services operated by steam trains or rail motors connecting to electric trains at Kingsgrove[2]. Electrification arrived in 1939, and the line was duplicated to Riverwood in 1948. Riverwood was the end of the double track section until 1987 when the line was duplicated to East Hills and extended to Glenfield.
Riverwood has an island platform, and is accessed by a road overbridge. It used to have terminating facilities (a set of points at the eastern end of the platforms). These were removed in the early 1990s. In 2003, it underwent a significant upgrade, including the installation of passenger lifts from the road overpass to the platforms. By 2010, it is proposed that 4 tracks will pass through Riverwood as a result of quadruplication between Kingsgrove and Revesby as part of the Clearways Project[3].
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[edit] Platforms/Services
Platform 1:
- Airport & East Hills Line - all stations and limited stops services to Central and the City Circle (anticlockwise).
Platform 2:
- Airport & East Hills Line - all stations and limited stops services to East Hills, Glenfield, Campbelltown and Macarthur.
[edit] Accessibility
This station has Easy Access for wheelchairs. A lift provides access from the western side of Kingsgrove Road to the platform below.
[edit] Easy Access
A lift connects the road overbridge with the platform.
[edit] Transport Links
Punchbowl Bus Company runs five routes via Riverwood railway station:
- Route 940 - Between Hurstville station and Bankstown station.
- Route 941 - Between Hurstville station and Bankstown station.
- Route 942 - Between Lugarno and Bankstown station.
- Route 944 - Between Mortdale station and Roselands.
- Route 945 - Between Mortdale station and Bankstown station.
NightRide runs one route to and from Riverwood station:
- Route N20 - to Rockdale station.
[edit] Gallery
 view from Belmore Road |
 view from Belmore Road |
 view from William Road |
 arrangement of tracks |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ East Hills Line. Nswrail.net. Retrieved on 3 January 2007.
- ^ Statement of Heritage Impact:Kingsgrove-Revesby Quadruplication. Comber Consultants Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 21 January 2007.
- ^ Kingsgrove-Revsby Quadruplication. Transport Intrastructure Development Corporation. Retrieved on 21 January 2007.
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