Macquarie Park railway station

Macquarie Park
Concourse in April 2007
Location	Corner Lane Cove & Waterloo Roads, Macquarie Park
Coordinates	33°47′06″S 151°07′42″E / 33.785095°S 151.128391°ECoordinates: 33°47′06″S 151°07′42″E / 33.785095°S 151.128391°E
Owned by	RailCorp
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Chatswood-Epping
Distance	20.80 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	MQP
Website	Sydney Trains
History
Opened	23 February 2009
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station Macquarie University towards Hornsby T1 North Shore and Northern Line via Macquarie University North Ryde towards Central

Macquarie Park railway station is located on the Chatswood to Epping line, serving the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Northern services.

History

Macquarie Park station opened on 23 February 2009 on the same date as the Chatswood to Epping line.^[1][2] It was built on the site of Network Ten's former television studios.

In 2018, Macquarie Park station will close for six months for conversion to a Sydney Metro station on the Sydney Metro Northwest line, which will include the installation of platform screen doors.^[3]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	services to Strathfield & beyond via Chatswood & Central	[4]
2	T1	services to Hornsby via Pennant Hills	[4]

Transport links

Busways operates one route via Macquarie Park station:

• 740: to Plumpton via the M2^[5]

Forest Coach Lines operates one route via Macquarie Park station:

• 197: Macquarie University to Mona Vale^[6]

Hillsbus operates six routes via Macquarie Park station:

• 611: to Blacktown station via the M2^[7]
• 619: to Rouse Hill Town Centre via the M2, Baulkham Hills & Castle Hill^[8]
• 621: Castle Hill to Queen Victoria Building via Cherrybrook^[9]
• 628: to Norwest Business Park via the M2 & Baulkham Hills^[10]
• 630: to Blacktown station via Epping & Carlingford^[7]
• 651: West Pennant Hills to Queen Victoria Building via Castle Hill^[11]

Sydney Buses operates eight routes via Macquarie Park station:

• 292: Marsfield to Queen Victoria Building via Gore Hill Freeway^[12]
• 294: Macquarie University to Queen Victoria Building via Gore Hill Freeway^[13]
• 459: Macquarie University to Strathfield station^[14]
• 506: Macquarie University to Circular Quay via Victoria Road^[15]
• 545: Chatswood station to Parramatta station via Fontenjoy Road^[16]
• 550: Chatswood station to Parramatta station via Talavera Road^[16]
• M41: Marsfield to Hurstville^[17]
• M54: to Parramatta station^[18]

References

1. CityRail - Epping to Chatswood rail link CityRail
2. Macquarie Park Station NSWrail.net
3. Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit Transport for NSW 19 September 2014
4. "T1: North Shore & Northern line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended February 2015].
5. "Route 740 timetable information". Busways. 27 July 2015.
6. "Routes 195, 196 and 197 timetable" (PDF). Forest Coach Lines. 18 May 2015.
7. "Routes 611 and 630 timetable". Hillsbus. 27 January 2015.
8. "Route 619 timetable". Hillsbus. 18 May 2015.
9. "Routes 620, 621, 622 and 642 timetable". Hillsbus. 27 January 2015.
10. "Routes 618 and 628 timetable". Hillsbus. 27 January 2015.
11. "Routes 635 - 653 timetable". Hillsbus. 27 January 2015.
12. "Routes 292 and 293 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 11 October 2009.
13. "Routes 286 - 297 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 11 October 2009.
14. "Routes 458 and 459" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 7 June 2015.
15. "Routes 506 and X06 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 11 October 2009.
16. "Routes 545 and 550 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 20 October 2013.
17. "Route M41 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 22 April 2012.
18. "Route M54 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 27 April 2014.

External links

• Media related to Macquarie Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Macquarie Park station details Sydney Trains