Wentworthville | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Eastbound view of station platform and concourse, May 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | The Kingsway, Wentworthville | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°48′26″S 150°58′21″E / 33.80723889°S 150.9726278°E | |||||||||||||||
Elevation | 28 metres (92 ft) | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 26.64 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 island) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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Station code | WWH | |||||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1883 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1940s | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | T R Smith's Platform (1883-1885) | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2023[2] |
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Wentworthville railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Wentworthville. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western and T5 Cumberland line services.
History
[edit]Wentworthville station opened in 1883 as T R Smith's Platform, being renamed Wentworthville on 1 August 1885.[3] The station was rebuilt in the 1940s when the Main Western line was quadrupled.[4]
In 2015, work commenced on an upgrade to the station. Like the neighbouring stations at Pendle Hill and Toongabbie. The upgrade included a new footbridge, concourse and lifts as part of the Station Accessibility Upgrade Program and was completed in 2018.[5]
Platforms and services
[edit]Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to North Sydney, Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central | [6] | |
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services to Leppington weekend services to Liverpool | [7] | ||
2 | services to Hornsby & Berowra | infrequently used[6] | |
services to Leppington | infrequently used[6] | ||
3 | services to Blacktown & Richmond | infrequently used[6] | |
services to Schofields | infrequently used[7] | ||
4 | services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond early morning & late night services to Penrith 2 weekday early morning services to Emu Plains |
[6] | |
services to Blacktown, Schofields & Richmond | [7] |
Transport links
[edit]CDC NSW operates four bus routes via Wentworthville station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 705: Parramatta station to Blacktown station via Pendle Hill, Seven Hills & Lalor Park[8]
- 708: Parramatta station to Constitution Hill via Pendle Hill[9]
- 709: to Constitution Hill[10]
- 711: Parramatta station to Blacktown station via Westmead Hospital, Seven Hills & Lalor Park[11]
Transit Systems operates one bus route via Wentworthville station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
Wentworthville station is served by two NightRide routes:
- N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station[13]
- N71: Richmond station to Town Hall station[14]
References
[edit]- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Wentworthville Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Wentworthville Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ Wentworth Station Upgrade Transport for NSW 1 May 2015
- ^ a b c d e "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ a b c "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
External links
[edit]Media related to Wentworthville railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Wentworthville station details Transport for New South Wales