North Strathfield railway station

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

North Strathfield
Northbound view from Platform 3 in November 2011
LocationQueen Street, North Strathfield
Coordinates33°51′32″S 151°05′17″E
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Northern
Distance13.38 kilometres from Central
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeGround
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeNST
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened9 June 1918
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20132,590 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains)
Rank96
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Concord West
toward Hornsby
 Northern Line Strathfield
toward Gordon via Central
Future service
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Olympic Park
toward Westmead
 M2 Sydney Metro West Burwood North
toward City

History

North Strathfield station opened on 9 June 1918 as an island platform with two faces. In 1924, a third platform was added on the western side.[2][3] It is the first station on the Main Northern line after it branches from the Main Suburban line at Strathfield.

Although the primary, eastern, connection between the Main Northern and Main Suburban lines is from North Strathfield and Strathfield, a secondary, western, connection exists between North Strathfield and Homebush. This connection is mainly used by freight trains but is occasionally used by passenger trains travelling to Olympic Park station during trackwork or for major events at Sydney Olympic Park.

To the east of the station lay a passing loop. This had been taken out of use, but in June 2015 was recommissioned as part of the construction of a dive south of the station as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project.[4][5][6][7]

As part of the proposed Sydney Metro West project, a further two platforms will be built.[8][9][10]

Platforms and services
Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney [11]
2 Northbound services to Hornsby [11]
3 Northbound services to Hornsby

References
  1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. North Strathfield Station NSWrail.net
  3. North Strathfield Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. ASX Announcement: Macmahon awarded NSW rail underpass contract Archived 3 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Macmahon 7 December 2012
  5. "North Strathfield Rail Underpass Project" Railway Digest April 2013 page 28
  6. North Strathfield Rail Underpass Archived 26 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
  7. North Strathfield Station Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
  8. Sydney Metro West stations confirmed Sydney Metro 21 October 2019
  9. Sydney Metro West Project Overview Booklet Sydney Metro 21 October 2019
  10. NSW Government confirms seven new Sydney train stations for Metro West project ABC News 21 October 2019
  11. "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
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