Meadowbank railway station, Sydney
Meadowbank | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view in August 2010 | |||||||||||
| Location | Constitution Road, Meadowbank | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°48′59″S 151°05′24″E / 33.816357°S 151.090019°ECoordinates: 33°48′59″S 151°05′24″E / 33.816357°S 151.090019°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | RailCorp | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 18.19 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | MEB | ||||||||||
| Website | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 September 1887 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Meadow Bank | ||||||||||
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Meadowbank railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Meadowbank. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Northern Line services.
History
Meadowbank station opened on 1 September 1887 as Meadow Bank, being renamed Meadowbank on 6 November 1927.[1]
To the south of the station, the line crosses the Parramatta River via the John Whitton Bridge. This opened in May 1980 replacing the original iron lattice bridge.[2][3][4]
Platforms & services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Hornsby via Strathfield, North Sydney & Gordon | [5] | |
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| 2 | services to Epping | [5] |
Transport links
Sydney Buses operate two routes via Meadowbank station:
- 507: Macquarie University to Circular Quay[6]
- 513: to Carlingford[7]
Meadowbank station is served by one NightRide route:[8]
- N80: Hornsby station to City (Town Hall)
References
- ↑ Meadowbank Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Churchman, Geoffrey (1995). Railway Electrification in Australia & New Zealand. Smithfield: IPL Books. p. 94.
- ↑ "Walkway Plan for Meadowbank Bridge": Railway Digest March 1997 page 9
- ↑ Meadowbank (Parramatta Bridge) Underpass NSW Environment & Heritage
- 1 2 "T1: Northern line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended February 2015].
- ↑ "Routes 507, 518 and X18 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 8 August 2010.
- ↑ "Route 513 timetable" (PDF). Sydney Buses. 20 October 2013.
- ↑ NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW
External links
Media related to Medaowbank railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Meadowbank station details Sydney Trains
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