Westmead railway station
 Westmead | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Blue Mountains Line | |
| Cumberland Line | |
| Western Line | |
| Station code | WMD |
| Suburb | Westmead |
| Street(s) | Railway Parade |
| Distance from Central Station | 25.16 km |
| Altitude (above sea level) | ? m |
| Types of stopping trains | Suburban all stations Suburban limited stops |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Number of tracks | 4 |
| Platform arrangement | 2 Island |
| Type of station | Ground |
| Ticket barriers | Yes |
| Transfers available | Bus Train |
Disabled access  |
Yes |
| Station facilities | Link |
Westmead is a railway station on the North Shore, Northern & Western Line and Cumberland Line of the Sydney Trains network. It serves a well established residential area, nearby major hospitals (Westmead Hospital and the Children's Hospital at Westmead) and local educational institutions including the University of Western Sydney and Westmead Teaching Hospital. It has four tracks and two island platforms. Each island platform serves trains of the same direction. Immediately east of Westmead, the 'Up Main' track passes under the 'Up and Down West Suburban' tracks, so that east of Westmead, tracks are arranged 'Up/Down/Up/Down' and west of Westmead they are arranged 'Up/Up/Down/Down'. Also east of Westmead, points allow trains to cross between 'Main' (fast) and 'Suburban' (slow) tracks.
Between 1922 and 1932, the Rogans Hill railway line branched from the Main West line immediately to the west of Westmead station.[1]
Westmead is the 37th most patronised railway station in Sydney (out of a total of 176 stations), with an average of 6640 passengers boarding per day.
Platforms and services
The station is served by four to six trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | all stations and limited stops services to Central, then Chatswood and beyond | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| all stations services to Campbelltown via Parramatta | |||
| 2 | all stations and limited stops services to Central, then Chatswood and beyond | ||
| all stations services to Campbelltown via Parramatta | |||
| Blue Mountains Line | intercity services to Central | ||
| 3 | all stations and limited stops services to Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains via Blacktown | ||
| all stations services to Schofields | |||
| Blue Mountains Line | intercity services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow via Katoomba | ||
| 4 | all stations and limited stops services to Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains via Blacktown | ||
| all stations services to Schofields |
Transport links
STAND N
- 705, 708, 711, T60-T66 - to Parramatta (Hillsbus)
- N70 - Night time service - to Town Hall via Parramatta, Strathfield and Leichhardt (NightRide)
- N71 - Friday, Saturday, Sunday night time service - to Town Hall via Parramatta, Strathfield and Leichhardt (NightRide)
STAND S
- 705 - to Blacktown via Wentworthville, Pendle Hill, Seven Hills and Lalor Park (Hillsbus)
- 708 - Limited weekdays service - to Constitution Hill via Wentworthville and Pendle Hill (Hillsbus)
- 711 - to Blacktown via Westmead Hospitals, Wentworthville, Seven Hills and Lalor Park (Hillsbus)
- T60 - to Castle Hill via North West T-Way, Winston Hills Mall and Crestwood (Hillsbus)
- T61 - to Blacktown via North West T-Way, Kings Langley and Sunnyholt T-Way (Hillsbus)
- T62 - to Castle Hill via North West T-Way, Bella Vista, Norwest Business Park and Tuckwell Road (Hillsbus)
- T63 - Weekdays service - to Rouse Hill Town Centre via North West T-way, Glenwood, Stanhope Gardens and Kellyville Ridge (Hillsbus)
- T64 - to Rouse Hill Town Centre via North West T-Way, Norwest Business Park and Beaumont Hills (Hillsbus)
- T65 - to Rouse Hill Town Centre via North West T-Way (Hillsbus)
- T66 - to Rouse Hill via North West T-Way and Rouse Hill Town Centre (Hillsbus)
- N70 - Night time service - to Penrith via Blacktown and Mount Druitt (NightRide)
- N71 - Friday, Saturday, Sunday night time service - to Richmond via Blacktown and Riverstone (NightRide)
Trackplan
Neighbouring stations
| Preceding station | CityRail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 Western Line |
towards Central |
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towards Schofields |
T5 Cumberland Line |
towards Campbelltown |
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towards Bathurst |
Blue Mountains Line | towards Central |
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See also
References
- ↑ Oakes, J. Walking a Forgotten Railway:The Rogans Hill Line Revisited. Bulletin, Vol 49 No 727, May 1998. ARHS NSW Division.
External links
Coordinates: 33°48′31″S 150°59′17″E / 33.80853056°S 150.9879722°E