Berowra railway station

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Berowra
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Southbound view of station, with a Tangara on Platform 2, October 2022
General information
Location Old Pacific Highway, Berowra
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates 33°37′25″S151°09′11″E / 33.623484°S 151.153035°E / -33.623484; 151.153035 (Berowra railway station)
Elevation206 m (676 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance44.66 km (27.75 mi) from Central
Platforms3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks3
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am–10pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 6am–10pm
Station code BEW
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened7 April 1887(138 years ago) (1887-04-07)
ElectrifiedYes (January 1960)
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 556,010 (year)
  • 1,523 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.svg Sydney Trains Following station
Terminus North Shore & Western Line Mount Kuring-gai
via Gordon
towards City
Preceding station TfNSW T.svg NSW TrainLink Following station
Cowan Central Coast & Newcastle Line
Limited services
Mount Kuring-gai
towards Central
Asquith
towards Central
Central Coast & Newcastle Line Hornsby
towards Central
Woy Woy
towards Gosford
Central Coast & Newcastle Line
Weekday peak via Gordon

Berowra railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main Northern line, serving the Hornsby Shire suburb of Berowra. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line services and intercity Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.

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History

Berowra station opened on 7 April 1887 when the Main Northern line was extended from Hornsby to Hawkesbury River. In 1909, the line was duplicated and the present island platform built. [3] [4]

On 23 October 1983, a passing loop was opened opposite the platform. [5] This allowed suburban services to terminate, and from January 1992, Berowra became the northern boundary of the Sydney suburban network replacing Cowan. [6]

On 28 August 2006, Platform 3 opened on the passing loop as part of the Rail Clearways Program, to allow suburban trains to terminate clear of the running lines. Trains now terminate on the middle Platform 2, allowing through trains to overtake any terminating trains standing in the station. The upgrade also included provision of lifts, a new over-rail bridge for general station access and additional wet weather protection. [7] [8]

On 22 January 2007, Berowra station was almost engulfed as bushfires swept the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Efforts from firefighters saved the station and a train which had terminated there. [9]

In February 2024, a man and woman were struck and killed by a freight train while attempting to cross the tracks at Berowra station. The incident was ruled an accident. [10]

Services

Platforms

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1Services to Central via Strathfield
Morning peak services to Central via Gordon
[11]
2
T1
Services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Penrith & Emu Plains via Gordon terminating services [12]
3
CCN
Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle [11]

CDC NSW operates four bus routes via Berowra station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Pacific Hwy:

Trackplan

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References

  1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  3. Berowra Station NSWrail.net
  4. "Berowra Railway Station Group". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment & Heritage.
  5. "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest April 1984 page 126
  6. "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
  7. Rail Clearways Program – Completed Projects Archived 11 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for New South Wales
  8. Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
  9. Cool change helps Sydney firefighters Archived 3 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine ABC News 22 January 2007
  10. "Berowra train fatalities: Two hit, killed by freight train". Sydney Morning Herald . 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  12. "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  13. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  14. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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