Wollstonecraft railway station

Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

33°49′55″S 151°11′30″E / 33.8320°S 151.1917°E / -33.8320; 151.1917Elevation57 metres (187 ft)Owned byTransport Asset Holding EntityOperated bySydney TrainsLine(s)North ShoreDistance7.18 kilometres from CentralPlatforms2 sideTracks2ConnectionsBusConstructionStructure typeGroundAccessibleYesOther informationStatus
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pmStation codeWSCWebsiteTransport for NSWHistoryOpened1 May 1893Rebuilt1980sElectrifiedYesPrevious namesEdwards RoadPassengers2023[2]
  • 1,134,480 (year)
  • 3,108 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Waverton
towards Emu Plains or Richmond
 North Shore & Western Line St Leonards
towards Berowra
Waverton
via Strathfield
towards Hornsby
 Northern Line St Leonards
towards Gordon
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Waverton
towards Central
 Central Coast & Newcastle Line
(peak hour services)
 St Leonards
towards Wyong

Wollstonecraft railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Wollstonecraft. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.

History

Wollstonecraft station opened on 1 May 1893 when the North Shore line opened from St Leonards to Milsons Point. Originally named Edwards Road, named after J. G Edwards, it was renamed on 1 September 1900.[3] The original buildings were replaced in the 1980s.[4]

The platform is located on a sharp 200-metre radius curve, leading to complaints from residents about the squeal from train wheels.[5]

In May 2022, an upgrade to the station was opened including lifts and regrading of the platform.

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1
T1
 Services to Penrith, Emu Plains & Richmond via Central & Strathfield [6]
T9
 Services to Epping & Hornsby via Central & Strathfield[7]
CCN
 6 Morning peak services to Blacktown via Central[8]
2
T1
 Services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra [9]
T9
 Services to Gordon[7]
CCN
 6 Evening peak services to Gosford & Wyong via Gordon & Hornsby[8]

Transport links

Busways operates one bus route via Wollstonecraft 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. ^ Wollstonecraft Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Wollstonecraft Railway Station Sign NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ O'Sullivan, Matt (30 June 2019). "'Killing zone': train noise worsens at tightest bends on rail network". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. ^ "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ a b "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ a b "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

External links

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