Asquith railway station

Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

33°41′19″S 151°06′28″E / 33.688573°S 151.107899°E / -33.688573; 151.107899Elevation186 m (610 ft)Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated bySydney TrainsLine(s)Main NorthernDistance35.69 km (22.18 mi) from CentralPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleYesOther informationStatus
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
UnstaffedStation codeASQWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened1 November 1915; 108 years ago (1915-11-01)ElectrifiedYesPassengers2023[2]
  • 625,580 (year)
  • 1,714 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Mount Colah
towards Berowra
North Shore & Western Line Hornsby
via Gordon
towards City
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Mount Colah
towards Newcastle Interchange
Central Coast & Newcastle Line
limited services
Hornsby
towards Central
Berowra
towards Newcastle Interchange

Asquith railway station is located on the Main Northern Line, serving the Sydney suburb of Asquith. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line and some early morning and late night NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.

History

Asquith station opened on 1 November 1915.[3][4] South of the station lies Hornsby Maintenance Depot.

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1
T1
Services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Richmond, Penrith & Emu Plains via Gordon [5]
CCN
Limited services to Central via Strathfield
Morning peak hour services to Central via Gordon
[6]
2
T1
Services to Berowra [5]
CCN
Limited services to Wyong & Newcastle
1 evening peak service to Gosford
[6]

Transport links

CDC NSW operates three bus routes via Asquith station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

References

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Asquith Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "Asquith Railway Station Group". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
  5. ^ a b "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ^ a b "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.

External links

  • Media related to Asquith railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Asquith station details Transport for New South Wales
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  • Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
  • Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service