Denistone railway station

Denistone railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Denistone. It is served by Sydney Trains T9 Northern Line services.

Denistone
Southbound view in April 2013
LocationWest Parade, Denistone
Coordinates33°47′59″S 151°05′15″E
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance20.16 kilometres from Central
Platforms4 (2 island)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusStaffed part time
Station codeDST
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened26 September 1937
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20181,340 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Eastwood
toward Hornsby
 Northern Line West Ryde
toward Gordon via Central

History

Denistone station opened on 26 September 1937 with two side platforms.[2] However they were built with provision to be converted to island platforms at a later date. The western platform so converted on 24 October 1978, and the eastern platform on 27 November 1989 when extra lines were opened.[3][4][5][6]

It contains one of Sydney's smaller commuter car-parks.[7] The station is located on a steep 1 in 40 gradient.

The station was earmarked for closure in 2001 due to low patronage but the plan was strongly opposed by the community who eventually won their appeal for it to stay open.

In early 2019 planning for an upgrade to the station commenced with the project set to be completed in 2023.

This upgrade involves two new lifts being built, one for each island platform.[8]

Platforms and services
Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney [9]
2 Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney [9]
3 Northbound services to Hornsby [9]
4 no booked services

References
  1. Transport Performance and Analytics (21 December 2018). "Train Station Entries and Exits 2016 to 2018". Train Station Entries and Exits Data. Open Data: Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. Denistone Station NSWrail.net
  3. Denistone Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. "Northern Line Quadruplication" Railway Digest December 1987 page 389
  5. "Eastwood - West Ryde Up Surburban line opens" Railway Digest January 1990 page 9
  6. West Ryde - Epping SA Track & Signal
  7. Sydney: Denistone, Back to the 1930s Transit Australia Vol 65 no 8 October 2010
  8. NSW, Transport for (29 May 2019). "Denistone Station Upgrade". www.transport.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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