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Penrith
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| Blue Mountains Line | |
| Western Line | |
| Station code | PNR |
| Suburb | Penrith |
| Street(s) | Jane Street |
| Distance from Central Station | 55.09 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stops Suburban limited stops Intercity CountryLink |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Number of tracks | 3 |
| Platform arrangement | 1 Island 1 Side |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | Yes |
| Transfers available | Bus (interchange) Train Taxi (rank) |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Station facilities | Link |
Penrith railway station is a railway station on the CityRail network in New South Wales, Australia. Located in the Sydney suburb of Penrith, the station serves as a major interchange between Western line, Blue Mountains line trains. Western-bound CountryLink XPT and Xplorer services also stop here. Penrith station serves passengers from surrounding suburbs, including Penrith, Lemongrove, Glenmore Park, Mulgoa, Wallacia, Warragamba, Regentville, Jamisontown, South Penrith, Mount Pleasant, Cranebrook and Castlereagh.
Many people from other suburbs which have stations other than Penrith located closer to them also choose to use Penrith station due to the Intercity and Western-bound services available. Residents from areas such as the Hawkesbury, Blue Mountains and Penrith suburbs such as Kingswood, Werrington, St Marys, St Clair, Erskine Park and surrounding suburbs often do this and have subsequent bus connections to the station. As a result, Penrith Station is somewhat of a transport hub for the wider Western Sydney region. There is a large commuter carpark with 875 spaces provided by Cityrail.[1]
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The station is served by three to four trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.
| Platform | Line | Stopping Pattern | Notes |
| Western Line | terminating services, suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central, then on to the ■North Shore Line | ||
| Blue Mountains Line | intercity services to Central | ||
| Western Line | suburban all stations and limited stops services to Central, then on to the ■North Shore Line | ||
| CountryLink Western | country services to Sydney (1 per day, 2 on Tuesdays) | ||
| CountryLink Western | country services to Dubbo (1 per day) and Broken Hill (1 per week) | ||
| Blue Mountains Line | intercity services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow via Katoomba | ||
| Western Line | suburban all stations services to Emu Plains |
Penrith Station Bus Interchange
Westbus
NightRide
Blue Mountains Bus Company
First introduced in 2004 by a consortium of Dutch bank ABN AMRO and developer Leighton Holdings, the project dubbed the Penrith High Speed Link, known officially as Western FastRail,[2] was reproposed in December 2006 and received approving comments by the NSW State Government, and was offered funding by Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd should the Australian Labor Party win the 2007 Federal Election.[3]
The $2 billion Western FastRail project will involve a tunnel being built between Parramatta and the Sydney CBD. It will shrink times from Penrith to the city to 28 minutes (presently 55 minutes), Penrith to Parramatta to 17 minutes (presently 25 minutes) and Penrith to Blacktown to 11 minutes (presently 15 minutes). The plan would not only assist the commuters of Penrith however, but the entire Western Suburbs of Sydney (40% of Sydney's population), which as an area, is accursed with longer commute times than any other part of Sydney. It would also reduce the car dependency that is characteristic of this region.
| Preceding station | CityRail | Following station | ||
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Terminus
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Western Line |
towards Central
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towards Lithgow
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Blue Mountains Line |
towards Central
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| Preceding station | CountryLink | Following station | ||
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towards Dubbo
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CountryLink Western
Dubbo XPT
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towards Sydney
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| CountryLink Western
Broken Hill Outback Xplorer
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towards Sydney
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