Waitara railway station
33°42′36″S 151°06′16″E / 33.71011°S 151.10444°E / -33.71011; 151.10444
- Weekdays:
Staffed: 6am-7pm
- Weekends and public holidays:
- 1,392,600 (year)
- 3815 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Wahroonga towards City | North Shore & Western Line | Hornsby towards Berowra |
Waitara railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Waitara. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.
History
![A lady standing on a station platform looks at the camera while a train pulls in from in the distance](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Waitara_railway_station_1907.jpg/220px-Waitara_railway_station_1907.jpg)
Waitara station opened on 20 April 1895.[3] The original station was replaced by the present structure in 1909 when the line was duplicated.[4]
Waitara is one of a very few stations in Australia to have the origins of the name come from a Māori word; it means "pure water". It was suggested to the Railway Commissioner by Myles McRae, who had owned land at Hurstville called "Waitara," which he had purchased from G. B. Walker, a manager of a land company.
The station was upgraded with a new underpass constructed at the northern end of the station and a lift built, in February 2024.[5]
Services
Platforms
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | T1 | services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Richmond, Penrith & Emu Plains | [6] |
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2 | T1 | services to Hornsby & Berowra | [6] |
Transport links
CDC NSW operates two bus route via Waitara station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
Pacific Hwy:
- 589: Hornsby station to Sydney Adventist Hospital[7]
- 600: Hornsby station to Parramatta[8]
Waitara station is served by one NightRide route:
- N90: Hornsby station to Town Hall station[9]
Trackplan
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Gallery
- Southbound view from the island platform
- Subway entrance
- New northern station entrance, May 2024
References
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Waitara Station Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
- ^ Waitara Railway Station Group Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Waitara Station Upgrade". 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links
Media related to Waitara railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Waitara station details Transport for New South Wales
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