Doonside railway station
Doonside railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Doonside. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.
Doonside | |||||||||||
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 Doonside Railway Station East Entrance | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Doonside Crescent, Doonside | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°45′49″S 150°52′09″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 38.59 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | DOD | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 27 September 1880 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 5,870 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
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History
Doonside station opened on 27 September 1880.
It was renamed Wolkara on 1 February 1921, before resuming its original name 12 days later. The station was rebuilt in the 1950s when the Main Western line was electrified.[2]
The station is as of 2022 being upgraded to include elevators and disabled access.
Platforms and services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to North Sydney, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | [3] | |
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| 2 | services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | Mainly used during peak hours[3] | |
| 3 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | Mainly used during peak hours[3] | |
| 4 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | [3] |
Transport links
Busways operates two bus routes via Doonside station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 726: to Blacktown station[4]
- 753: to Blacktown station via Quakers Hill[5]
Doonside station is served by one NightRide route:
- N70: Penrith station to Town Hall station.[6]
References
- 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.
- Doonside Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- "Busways route 726". Transport for NSW.
- "Busways route 753". Transport for NSW.
- "N70 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Doonside railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Doonside station details Transport for New South Wales
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