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![]() Exterior view of the main concourse, April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Main Street, Blacktown Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°46′06″S150°54′26″E / 33.76843°S 150.90735°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 64 metres (210 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Western Richmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 34.87 kilometres from Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 7 (3 island, 1 side) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 300 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status |
Staffed: 24/7
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Station code | BAK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Transport for NSW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 4 July 1860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 14 October 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Blacktown Road (1860-1862) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blacktown railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Blacktown. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Intercity Blue Mountains Line and regional Central West XPT services.
Blacktown station opened on 2 July 1860 as Blacktown Road with the construction of the Main Western line. [3]
Captain Martindale, the colony's chief engineer, was not happy with work done by contractor John Gibbons and refused to issue a certificate for work done. Not happy with the decision Gibbons told his men to remove three portions of the track near Parramatta. He was arrested and placed in the Parramatta Watch House before being released on bail. Two days later the first train ran into Blacktown Road station. The station was renamed Blacktown on 1 August 1862. [3] [4]
The station received a major rebuild in the 1990s to a modern glass and steel structure with the addition of an extra platform and the provision of lift access to all platforms. It was opened on 14 October 1995 by Prime Minister Paul Keating. A bus interchange was also built in the triangle between the Main Western and Richmond lines. [5] A pedestrian footbridge connecting the Richmond Line concourse with the main concourse area was also completed in 2018 therefore allowing passengers to be able to switch trains without having to exit the station.
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | services to Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon, Lindfield or North Sydney via Central | [6] | |
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services to Leppington or Liverpool | [7] T5 Liverpool services operate weekends only | ||
terminating services to & from Gosford and Wyong | Only 3 afternoon peak services depart from here | ||
2 | services to Schofields & Richmond | [6] | |
services to Schofields & Richmond | T5 Richmond services operate weeknights only [7] | ||
3 | terminating services to & from Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon or Lindfield via Central | terminating platform [6] | |
terminating services to & from Leppington | terminating platform [7] | ||
terminating services to & from Gosford and Wyong | Only 3 afternoon peak services depart from here | ||
4 | services to Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon, Lindfield or North Sydney via Central | [6] | |
5 | services to Berowra, Hornsby or Gordon via Central | mainly used during weekday peak hours [6] | |
services to Central | [8] | ||
services to Central | Set down only [9] | ||
6 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | mainly used during weekday peak hours [6] | |
services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow | [8] | ||
services to Dubbo | Pick up only [9] | ||
7 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | [6] |
Blacktown Station Bus Interchange
Stand A: Busways
Stand B: Busways
Stand C: Busways
Stand D: NightRide
Stand E: Busways
Stand F: Busways
Stand G: Busways
Stand H: CDC NSW
Stand J: Transit Systems Sydney
Stand K: CDC NSW
Stand L: CDC NSW
Stand M: Busways and CDC NSW (706 and 661)
Stand N: Busways
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