Pennant Hills railway station

Pennant Hills

Northbound view
Location Railway Street, Pennant Hills
Coordinates 33°44′17″S 151°04′21″E / 33.738°S 151.072475°E / -33.738; 151.072475Coordinates: 33°44′17″S 151°04′21″E / 33.738°S 151.072475°E / -33.738; 151.072475
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance 28.58 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code PNT
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 17 September 1886
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
towards Hornsby
T1
North Shore and Northern Line
via Macquarie University
towards Central

Pennant Hills railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Pennant Hills. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Northern Line services.

History

Pennant Hills station opened on 17 September 1886.[1] In the 1990s, the station received an upgrade being fitted with lifts. Immediately north of Pennant Hills, a short four track section of the Main Northern line begins which runs to the next station at Thornleigh.[2]

As part of the North Sydney Freight Corridor project, an electrified passing loop is being behind the western platform where it will join the existing loop. As part of these works the western platform is being converted to an island.[3][4][5][6]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Penrith & Richmond via Macquarie Park & North Sydney [7]
2 services to Hornsby [7]

Transport links

Hillsbus operates eight routes via Pennant Hills station:

Transdev NSW operates one route via Pennant Hills station:

Pennant Hills station is served by one NightRide route:[14]

Trackplan

Track layout prior to the North Sydney Freight Corridor project

References

  1. Pennant Hills Station NSWrail.net
  2. State Rail Authority Track Diagram, 1992
  3. Epping to Thornleigh Third Track Transport for NSW
  4. Leighton Contractors & TfNSW in Alliance to deliver Epping to Thornleigh Third Track Project Leighton Contractors 8 March 2013
  5. Leighton & Abigroup win Epping to Thornleigh Third Track contract Rail Express 20 March 2013
  6. "Northern Sydney Freight Corridor Update" Railway Digest December 2014 pages 28-29
  7. 1 2 "T1: North Shore & Northern line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended February 2015].
  8. "Route 625 timetable" (PDF). Hillsbus. 4 October 2015.
  9. "Route 626 timetable". Hillsbus. 20 October 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Routes 632 and 633 timetable". Hillsbus. 20 October 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 "Routes 637 - 644 timetable". Hillsbus. 23 March 2015.
  12. "Routes M60 and 600 timetable". Hillsbus. 29 June 2015.
  13. "Route 586 timetable" (PDF). Transdev NSW. 20 July 2015.
  14. NightRide bus services Transport Info NSW

External links

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