Rooty Hill railway station
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Rooty Hill | |||||||||||
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 Westbound view from Platform 2, November 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | North Parade, Rooty Hill, NSW Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′18″S 150°50′42″E / 33.77156389°S 150.8450944°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 40.91 kilometres (25.42 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 roads | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 375 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-7pm
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| Station code | RYH | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 December 1861 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1940s | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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| Services | |||||||||||
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Rooty Hill railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Rooty Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.
History
[edit]Rooty Hill station opened on 23 December 1861 as the terminus of the Main Western line when it was extended from Blacktown.[3] On 1 May 1862, the line was extended to St Marys. The station was rebuilt in the 1940s.[4]
The station was upgraded in January 2020 and received a new footbridge and lifts.
Platforms and services
[edit]| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to North Sydney, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | [5] | |
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| 2 | services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | Mainly used during peak hours[5] | |
| 3 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | Mainly used during peak hours[5] | |
| 4 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | [5] |
Transport links
[edit]Busways operates three bus routes via Rooty Hill station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 728: Mount Druitt station to Blacktown[6]
- 738: to Eastern Creek[7]
- 756: Mount Druitt station to Blacktown station via Plumpton & Woodcroft[8]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Rooty Hill Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Rooty Hill Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ a b c d "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links
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Media related to Rooty Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Rooty Hill station details Transport for New South Wales
