Westmead railway station
Westmead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location |
Railway Parade Westmead Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Blue Mountains Line Cumberland Line Western Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 25.16 km (15.63 mi) from Central Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 Island) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators |
Suburban all stations Suburban limited stops | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
Bus Train | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | WMD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | MyZone 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | [2] | |
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| all stations services to Campbelltown via Parramatta | [3] | ||
| 2 | all stations and limited stops services to Central, then Chatswood and beyond | [2] | |
| all stations services to Campbelltown via Parramatta | [3] | ||
| Blue Mountains Line | intercity services to Central | [4] | |
| 3 | all stations and limited stops services to Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains via Blacktown | [2] | |
| all stations services to Schofields | [3] | ||
| Blue Mountains Line | intercity services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria and Lithgow via Katoomba | [4] | |
| 4 | all stations and limited stops services to Richmond, Penrith and Emu Plains via Blacktown | [2] | |
| all stations services to Schofields | [3] |
Transport links
Hillsbus operates 10 routes from both stands N and S.
STAND N
- 705, 708, 711, T60-T66: to Parramatta - see below for timetable references for the routes concerned.
Westmead station is served by two NightRide routes from this stand to the City:[5]
- N70: to City (Town Hall) via Parramatta, Strathfield and Leichhardt
- N71: Friday, Saturday, Sunday night time service - to City (Town Hall) via Parramatta, Strathfield and Leichhardt
STAND S
- 705: to Blacktown via Wentworthville, Pendle Hill, Seven Hills and Lalor Park[6]
- 708: Limited weekdays service - to Constitution Hill via Wentworthville and Pendle Hill[7]
- 711: to Blacktown via Westmead Hospitals, Wentworthville, Seven Hills and Lalor Park[8]
- T60: to Castle Hill via North West T-Way, Winston Hills Mall and Crestwood[9]
- T61: to Blacktown via North West T-Way, Kings Langley and Sunnyholt T-Way[10]
- T62: to Castle Hill via North West T-Way, Bella Vista, Norwest Business Park and Tuckwell Road[11]
- T63: Weekdays service - to Rouse Hill Town Centre via North West T-way, Glenwood, Stanhope Gardens and Kellyville Ridge[12]
- T64: to Rouse Hill Town Centre via North West T-Way, Norwest Business Park and Beaumont Hills[13]
- T65: to Rouse Hill Town Centre via North West T-Way[14]
- T66: to Rouse Hill via North West T-Way and Rouse Hill Town Centre[14]
Westmead station is served by two NightRide routes from this stand from the City:[5]
- N70: to Penrith via Blacktown and Mount Druitt
- N71: Friday, Saturday, Sunday night time service - to Richmond via Blacktown and Riverstone
Trackplan
See also
References
- ↑ Oakes, J. Walking a Forgotten Railway:The Rogans Hill Line Revisited. Bulletin, Vol 49 No 727, May 1998. ARHS NSW Division.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 T1 Western Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 T5 Cumberland Line timetable Sydney Trains 20 October 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Blue Mountains line timetable NSW TrainLink 20 October 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
- ↑ Route 705 timetable Hillsbus 4 October 2014
- ↑ Routes 708 and S8 timetable Hillsbus 27 January 2012
- ↑ Route 711 timetable Hillsbus 1 August 2014
- ↑ Route T60 timetable Hillsbus 20 October 2013
- ↑ Route T61 timetable Hillsbus 20 October 2013
- ↑ Route T62 timetable Hillsbus 20 October 2013
- ↑ Route T63 timetable Hillsbus 20 October 2013
- ↑ Route T64 timetable Hillsbus 4 October 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Routes T65 and T66 timetable Hillsbus 4 October 2014
External links
Media related to Westmead railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Westmead station details Sydney Trains
Coordinates: 33°48′31″S 150°59′17″E / 33.80853056°S 150.9879722°E