Berowra railway station

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Berowra

Newcastle & Central Coast Line
North Shore Line
Station code	BEW
Town	Berowra
Street(s)	Pacific Highway
Distance from Central Station	44.66 km
Altitude (above sea level)	200 m
Types of stopping trains	Suburban all stations Suburban limited stops Intercity
Number of platforms	3
Number of tracks	3
Platform arrangement	1 island 1 side
Type of station	Ground
Ticket barriers	No
Transfers available	Train Bus
Disabled access	Yes
Station facilities	Link

Berowra railway station is a station on the Main North railway line in Berowra, New South Wales, and is the northern terminus of the Sydney Trains network. The station serves the town of Berowra. It consists of three platforms with lift and stair access from over-bridge at the northern end of the station. Berowra is served by suburban trains of the North Shore, Northern & Western Line and the 'intercity' Central Coast & Newcastle Line.

Berowra is the 119th most patronised railway station in Sydney (out of a total of 176 stations), with an average of 1810 passengers boarding per day.

History

Previously there was an entrance via stairs at the north end of the island platforms

Berowra station opened in 1887 with the opening of the railway line.^[1] Initially 2 platforms in an island configuration were provided at the station. On Monday 28 August 2006 a third platform (platform 3) opened as part of the CityRail Clearways Project, to allow suburban trains to terminate clear of the running lines. Trains now terminate on the middle platform (number 2), allowing through trains to overtake any terminating trains standing in the station. The new platform was built to accommodate a full 8 car intercity train length, whereas the existing 2 platforms can accommodate only 7 intercity car lengths. The upgrade also included provision of Easy Access facilities, a new over-rail bridge for general station access and additional wet weather protection.

On Monday 22 January 2007 Berowra station was almost engulfed as bushfires swept the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Efforts from firefighters saved the station and a train which had terminated there.^[2]

Transport links

Bus stop near station entrance

Shorelink buses run three routes which stop at Berowra railway station:

Route 592 - limited service to Brooklyn, New South Wales and Mooney Mooney
Route 597 - Hornsby station via Berowra Heights
Route 599 - Berowra - Berowra Heights - Berowra shuttle (from 22-3-09)

Platforms and services

Entrance

The station is served by three trains per hour south and one per hour north, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	Central Coast & Newcastle Line	intercity services to Hornsby and Central (i) via Strathfield
2	Central Coast & Newcastle Line	intercity services to Gosford, Wyong and Newcastle
2	T1	terminating services, returning to all stations and limited stops services to Hornsby and Central via Gordon, then Strathfield and beyond.
3	Central Coast & Newcastle Line	intercity services to Gosford, Wyong and Newcastle

Trackplan

Track layout at Berowra. Terminating trains from Sydney terminate in platform 2.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		Sydney Trains	Following station
Woy Woy towards Wyong	T1 North Shore Line services		Mount Kuring-gai towards Central
Preceding station		NSW Trainlink	Following station
Cowan towards Newcastle		Newcastle and Central Coast Line	Hornsby towards Central

References

↑ Berowra station. NSWrail.net. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
↑ "Cool change helps Sydney firefighters", ABC News, 22 January 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2007.

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External links

Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink stations

Sydney Trains lines and stations

T1 North Shore Line	Central Town Hall Wynyard Milsons Point North Sydney Waverton Wollstonecraft St Leonards Artarmon Chatswood Roseville Lindfield Killara Gordon Pymble Turramurra Warrawee Wahroonga Waitara Hornsby Asquith Mount Colah Mount Kuring-gai Berowra Woy Woy Gosford Narara Niagara Park Lisarow Ourimbah Tuggerah Wyong

North Shore, Northern & Western
Airport, Inner West & South
Bankstown
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra
Cumberland
Carlingford
Olympic Park

NSW TrainLink Intercity lines and stations

Central Coast and Newcastle Line	Central Redfern Strathfield Eastwood Epping Town Hall Wynyard Milsons Point North Sydney Chatswood Gordon Hornsby Asquith Mount Colah Mount Kuring-gai Berowra Cowan Hawkesbury River Wondabyne Woy Woy Koolewong Tascott Point Clare Gosford Narara Niagara Park Lisarow Ourimbah Tuggerah Wyong Warnervale Wyee Morisset Dora Creek Awaba Fassifern Booragul Teralba Cockle Creek Cardiff Kotara Adamstown Broadmeadow Hamilton Wickham Civic Newcastle

NSW TrainLink Regional / Interstate lines and stations

NSW TrainLink Southern
NSW TrainLink Western
NSW TrainLink North Coast
NSW TrainLink North Western

(stations in italics are under planning or under construction)

Under construction or planning: South West Rail Link, North West Rail Link

Coordinates: 33°37′25″S 151°09′11″E / 33.623484°S 151.153035°E / -33.623484; 151.153035

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