Quakers Hill railway station
Quakers Hill | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location |
Railway Road, Quakers Hill New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′41″S 150°53′12″E / 33.72808°S 150.88677°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Richmond railway line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 40.09 km (24.91 mi) from Central | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Bus (interchange) Train | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | QKH | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | MyZone 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains Link | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers | 3350 per day | |||||||||||||||
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Quakers Hill is a station on the Richmond railway line, and serves the residential community of Quakers Hill. It is served by the T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line of the Sydney Trains network. Two sets of points at the southern end of the station allow trains to terminate on either platform.
Quakers Hill is the 71st most patronised railway station in Sydney (out of a total of 176 stations), with an average of 3350 passengers boarding per day.
History
The tracks through the station were electrified in 1975. The station had a crossing loop until the line from Marayong was duplicated to Quakers Hill in 2002. In 2011 the second track was extended to Schofields.
An easy access upgrade involving the construction of a new overhead concourse was completed in 2011. Prior to the Easy Access upgrade, the station had an overhead ticket office attached to a footbridge. This arrangement could become congested due the narrowness of the footbridge and the position of the ticket office. The ticket office is now conveniently placed on the platform. This has seriously helped the recent population growth in Quakers Hill and other surrounding areas.
Platforms and services
The station is served by two trains per hour each way, with additional trains during weekday peak hours. T5 services operate weekdays only
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | all stations and limited stops services to Blacktown and Central, then Chatswood and beyond | [1] | |
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| All stations to Campbelltown via Parramatta | [2] | ||
| 2 | terminating services, all stations services to Schofields and Richmond. Occasionally services depart from platform 2 for limited stops to Central, Hornsby and Berowra during morning peak. | [1] | |
| all stations to Schofields | [2] |
Transport links
Busways runs two routes to and from Quakers Hill railway station:
- 752 - to Blacktown and Rouse Hill Town Centre via The Ponds
- T72 - to Quakers Hill and Blacktown via Pye Rd
NightRide runs the following route via Quakers Hill station:
- Route N71 - between Richmond Station and City (Town Hall)
Trackplan
See also
- Western railway line, Sydney
- Richmond railway line
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 T1 Western Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 T5 Cumberland Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
External links
- Quakers Hill station details Sydney Trains
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