Emu Plains railway station

Emu Plains
Westbound view in February 2007
Location	Station Street, Emu Plains Australia
Coordinates	33°44′44″S 150°40′20″E / 33.745595°S 150.67212°ECoordinates: 33°44′44″S 150°40′20″E / 33.745595°S 150.67212°E
Elevation	28m
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	57.44 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	EPS
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	18 August 1868
Rebuilt	1884
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Terminus T1 Western Line Penrith towards Central Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station Lapstone towards Bathurst Blue Mountains Line Penrith towards Central

Emu Plains railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Emu Plains. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services and NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains line services.

History

Emu Plains station opened on 18 August 1868. It was relocated to its current site in 1884.^[1] In 1907, a second platform was added when the Main Western line was duplicated.^[2]

Emu Plains is the western extremity of the Sydney Trains network with points at the eastern end of the station allowing services to terminate at either platform.

Emu Plains Station Building

Platforms & services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	terminating services to & from services to Hornsby via Gordon terminating services to Hornsby via Macquarie Park	[3]
	Blue Mountains Line	services to Central	[4]
2	T1	terminating services to & from Hornsby via Gordon terminating services to Hornsby via Macquarie Park	[3]
	Blue Mountains Line	services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow	[4]

Transport links

Blue Mountains Transit operates four routes via Emu Plains station, although route 691 does not stop outside the station:-^[5]

• 688: Emu Heights to Penrith station
• 689: Leonay to Penrith station
• 1688: Penrith to Leonay and Emu Heights - Evening and weekend loop service
• 691: Mount Riverview to Penrith station - passengers must join/alight at the Great Western Highway

References

1. Emu Plains Station NSWrail.net
2. Emu Plains Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
3. "T1: Western line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
4. "Blue Mountains line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
5. "Lower Mountains timetables" (PDF). Blue Mountains Transit. 22 June 2015.

External links

• Media related to Penrith railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Emu Plains station details Sydney Trains