Cowan railway station

Australian railway station

33°35′35″S 151°10′17″E / 33.5931333°S 151.1714722°E / -33.5931333; 151.1714722Elevation191 m (627 ft)Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated byNSW TrainLinkLine(s)Main NorthernDistance48.81 km (30.33 mi) from CentralPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsConstructionStructure typeGroundOther informationStation codeCWNWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened1890; 134 years ago (1890)ElectrifiedYesPassengers2023[2]
  • 33,760 (year)
  • 92 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Hawkesbury River
towards Newcastle Interchange
 Central Coast & Newcastle Line Berowra
towards Central

Cowan railway station is a railway station located on the Main Northern line on the northern fringes of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the suburb of Cowan, and the station was opened in 1890.[3]

Cowan was a terminating point for CityRail suburban services until January 1992 when all services were curtailed at Berowra.[4] A southbound passing loop is located immediately south of the station. In February 1999, it was extended south 1.1 kilometres (1 mi) to allow 1.5-kilometre (1 mi) freight trains to stable.[5] North of the station the 8.6-kilometre (5 mi) Cowan Bank commences its descent to Hawkesbury River station and thereafter, crossing the Hawkesbury River.

Platforms and services

Cowan has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[6]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1
CCN
 Services to Central [6]
2
CCN
 Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle [6]
  • Entrance from Carpark on Pacific Highway
    Entrance from Carpark on Pacific Highway
  • Southbound view from Platform 1
    Southbound view from Platform 1
  • Station building on Platform 2
    Station building on Platform 2
  • Entrance from Great North Walk
    Entrance from Great North Walk

Transport links

CDC NSW operates one bus route via Cowan station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Trackplan

Track layout at Cowan

See also

  • iconTrains portal
  • flagNew South Wales portal

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. ^ Cowan Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
  5. ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest June 1999 page 38
  6. ^ a b c "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Cowan railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Cowan station details Transport for New South Wales
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