Waitara railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Waitara. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.
Waitara | |||||||||||
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 Northbound view in November 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Alexandria Parade, Waitara | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°42′36″S 151°06′16″E / 33.71011°S 151.10444°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 185 metres (607 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Shore | ||||||||||
| Distance | 24.21 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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| Station code | WTA | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 April 1895 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1909 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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History edit
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]
Platforms and services edit
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Richmond, Penrith & Emu Plains | [6] | |
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| 2 | services to Hornsby & Berowra | [6] |
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Southbound view from the island platform -
Subway entrance
Transport links edit
CDC NSW operates two bus route via Waitara station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 587: Hornsby station to Westleigh[7]
- 600: Hornsby station to Parramatta[8]
Waitara station is served by one NightRide route:
- N90: Hornsby station to Town Hall station[9]
References edit
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Waitara Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Waitara Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Waitara Station Upgrade". 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links edit
Media related to Waitara railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Waitara station details Transport for New South Wales
