Cowan railway station
Cowan | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view from Platform 1 | |||||||||||
| Location |
Old Pacific Highway, Cowan Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°35′35″S 151°10′17″E / 33.5931333°S 151.1714722°ECoordinates: 33°35′35″S 151°10′17″E / 33.5931333°S 151.1714722°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | NSW TrainLink | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 48.81 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
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| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | CWN | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | MyZone 3 | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Cowan railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the northern Sydney suburb of Cowan, opening in 1890.[1]
Cowan was a terminating point for CityRail suburban services until January 1992 when all services were curtailed at Berowra.[2] A soundbound passing loop is located immediately south of the station. In February 1999, it was extended south 1.1 kilometres to allow 1.5 kilometre freight trains to stable.[3] North of the station the 8.6 kilometre Cowan Bank commences its descent.
Platforms & services
Cowan has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Hamilton (Newcastle).[4]
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Sydney Central | [4] | |
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| 2 | services to Hamilton (Newcastle) | [4] |
Transport links
Transdev NSW operates one bus route via Cowan station:
- 592: Hornsby station to Mooney Mooney[5]
Trackplan
Track layout at Cowan
References
- ↑ Cowan Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
- ↑ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest June 1999 page 38
- 1 2 3 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Route 592 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 20 July 2015.
External links
Media related to Cowan railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Cowan station details Sydney Trains
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