Mount Druitt railway station
Mount Druitt | |||||||||||
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Location |
North Parade, Mount Druitt New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°46′11″S 150°49′11″E / 33.76961389°S 150.8197972°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western railway line | ||||||||||
Distance | 43.29 km (26.90 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (2 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Connections |
Bus (interchange) Train | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | MTT | ||||||||||
Fare zone | MyZone 3 | ||||||||||
Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1881 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1955 | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers | 7140 per day | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Mount Druitt railway station is located on the Main Western railway line in the western Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt. It is served by the T1 Western Line of the Sydney Trains system. It has four tracks, paired by direction. Mount Druitt's platforms are accessible by lifts, and is therefore classified as an Easy Access station for wheelchairs. The station is also a bus interchange for Busways private bus operators providing bus services to the local Mount Druitt area and connecting passengers to the outer suburbs (St Marys, Minchinbury, Willmot, Dean Park, Doonside and Blacktown).
Mount Druitt is the 31st most patronised railway station in Sydney (out of a total of 176 stations), with an average of 7140 passengers boarding per day.
History
The first railway station in Mount Druitt was opened on 19 August 1881. It was replaced by a station which was erected in 1946 near Belmore Avenue (a pedestrian bridge marks the location of the railway crossing and station). The current station (adjacent to Westfield was opened on 8 December 1974. Electric services commenced on 8 October 1955, with an opening ceremony conducted by the then Premier of New South Wales Joseph Cahill.
Platforms and services
As of the new Sydney Trains timetables on Sunday the 20th of October 2013: on weekdays the station is served by four trains per hour in each direction for most of the day, with additional trains provided during peak hours; and on weekends the station is served by two trains per hour in each direction for most of the day.
During off-peak hours two of these services terminate at Penrith and two services continue to Emu Plains. During evenings and on weekends all services operate to Penrith only, with no extensions to Emu Plains and vice versa.[1]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | All stations and limited stops services to Central, then Chatswood and beyond. | [1] | |
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2 | All stations and limited stops services to Central, then Chatswood and beyond. | Mainly used during weekday peak hours[1] | |
3 | All stations and limited stops services to St Marys, Penrith and Emu Plains. | Mainly used during weekday peak hours[1] | |
4 | All stations and limited stops services to St Marys, Penrith and Emu Plains via Penrith. | [1] |
Transport links
- Mount Druitt Station Bus Interchange
Stand 1: Busways
- 756: to Blacktown via Powers Road and Doonside[2]
- 757: to Marsden Park and Riverstone (peak hours only, connection at Plumpton via 756 required at all other times)[3]
Stand 2: Busways
- 755: to Shalvey, extends to Plumpton during off-peak hours and on Saturdays[4]
- 758: to St Marys via Shalvey and North St Marys[5]
Stand 3: Busways
- 754: to Blacktown via Hassall Grove[6]
Stand 4: Busways
Stand 5: Busways
- 729: to Blacktown via Eastern Creek[9]
- 737: to Eastern Creek[10]
- 738: to Eastern Creek Industrial Park and Horsley Park[11]
- 739: to Minchinbury[12]
- 739V: to Mount Druitt Village loop[13]
Stand 6: Busways
- 780: to Penrith via Whalan, Tregear, Ropes Crossing, Werrington County and Cambridge Park[14]
Stand 7: Busways
- 674: to Windsor via Whalan, Tregear, Shanes Park, Berkshire Park and South Windsor[15]
- 759: to St Marys via Emerton, Lethbridge Park, Tregear, Willmot, Ropes Crossing and North St Marys[16]
Stand 8: Busways
- 770: to Penrith via Colyton, St Marys, Claremont Meadows and Kingswood[17]
- 771: to St Marys via Colyton.[18]
- 774: to Penrith via Oxley Park, St Marys, UWS Kingswood and Nepean Hospital[19]
- 775: to Penrith via St Marys, UWS Kingswood and Nepean Hospital[20]
- 776: to Penrith via St Clair, UWS Kingswood and Nepean Hospital[21]
Mount Druitt station is served by one NightRide route:[22]
- N70: Penrith station to City (Town Hall)
Image gallery
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Platforms
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Ramps leading up to concourse from platforms
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Ticket barriers and manual indicators
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Platforms 2 and 3 looking north from footbridge
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Interchange bay
Trackplan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 T1 Western Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
- ↑ Route 756 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 757 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 757 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 758 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 754 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 750 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 761 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 729 timetable information Busways 19 April 2015
- ↑ Route 737 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 738 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 739 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 739V timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 780 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 674 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 759 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 770 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 771 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 774 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 775 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ Route 776 timetable information Busways 18 May 2014
- ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Druitt railway station, Sydney. |
- Mount Druitt station details Sydney Trains
- Blacktown City Council - Photo of the original railway station
- Blacktown City Council - Photo of the ceremony at commencement of electric services
- NSWrail.net - Mount Druitt Railway Station
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