East Hills railway station

East Hills

Westbound view in December 2012
Location Park Road, East Hills
Coordinates 33°57′41″S 150°59′06″E / 33.961506°S 150.984979°ECoordinates: 33°57′41″S 150°59′06″E / 33.961506°S 150.984979°E
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) East Hills
Distance 24.03 kilometres from Central
Platforms 3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks 3
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code EHS
Fare zone MyZone 2
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 21 December 1931
Rebuilt August 1987
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Macarthur
T2
Airport and East Hills Line
towards Circular Quay

East Hills railway station is located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of East Hills. It is served by Sydney Trains T2 Airport line services.

History

Bus stop on western entrance in November 2011

East Hills station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove.[1] It served as the terminus of the line until it was extended to Glenfield on 21 December 1987.[2]

A new station was built south-east of the original station as part of the extension opening in August 1987 with the original station closed and demolished.[3] Following the extension, East Hills became the main intermediate terminus and an interchange point between all stops and limited stops trains. In addition to the two through tracks (platforms 2 and 3), a side terminating track (platform 1) was provided. A new centre turnback at Revesby opened in 2009 as part of the Rail Clearways Program, which ended East Hills' role as the primary intermediate terminus.

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 morning peak-hour terminating services to/from Central & the City Circle via the Airport [4]
2 services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport or Sydenham [4]
3 services to Campbelltown & Macarthur [4]

Transport links

Transdev NSW operate three routes to and from East Hills station:

East Hills station is served by one NightRide route:[8]

Trackplan

Track arrangement at East Hills

References

  1. ↑ East Hills Station NSWrail.net
  2. ↑ "East Hills - Glenfield Line Opens" Railway Digest February 1988 page 50
  3. ↑ "East Hills" Railway Digest November 1987 page 365
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 T2 Airport Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
  5. ↑ Routes 922 and S5 timetable Transdev NSW 20 October 2013
  6. ↑ Routes 923 and 924 timetable Transdev NSW 20 October 2013
  7. ↑ Route 925 timetable Transdev NSW 20 October 2013
  8. ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW

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