Macquarie University railway station
Appearance
Macquarie University | |||||||||||
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Macquarie Park | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°46′38″S 151°07′05″E / 33.777337°S 151.118075°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metro Trains Sydney | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Metro North West Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 23 February 2009 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2018/19 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2023[2] |
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Services | |||||||||||
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Macquarie University railway station is a
Macquarie Park including the nearby Macquarie University and Macquarie Centre, as well as parts of the suburb of Marsfield. It was formerly part of the Sydney Trains T1 Northern Line
, before being converted to metro use as part of the Sydney Metro network. It is the only train station in Australia which bears the name of a university.
History
Macquarie University station opened on 23 February 2009 on the same date as the
Macquarie University station closed in September 2018 for seven months for conversion to a Sydney Metro station on the Sydney Metro Northwest line, which included the installation of platform screen doors. [5] It reopened on 26 May 2019.[6]
Services
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | Services to Chatswood Interchange | [7] | |
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2 | Services to Tallawong |
Macquarie University station is served by bus routes operated by Busways, CDC NSW and Transit Systems.[8]
Bus stops for Hillsbus routes and Transit Systems route 410 are located outside the station entrance. All other services stop at the nearby Macquarie Centre.
External image | |
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Macquarie University Bus Guide by Transport for NSW |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ CityRail - Epping to Chatswood rail link CityRail
- ^ Macquarie University Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit Transport for NSW 19 September 2014
- ^ About Sydney Metro Sydney Metro
- ^ "M: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Macquarie University Station Transport for NSW
External links
- Media related to Macquarie University railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Macquarie University station details Transport for New South Wales
- Video of the Opening and Sustainable Initiatives