Cowan railway station

Cowan
Northbound view from Platform 1, November 2022
General information
Location	Old Pacific Highway, Cowan Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°35′35″S151°10′17″E / 33.5931333°S 151.1714722°E / -33.5931333; 151.1714722 (Cowan railway station)
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of NSW
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main North
Distance	48.81 km (30.33 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (2 side)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Station code	CWN
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1890;135 years ago (1890)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2024 [1]	29,758 (year) 81 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Hawkesbury River towards Newcastle Interchange Central Coast & Newcastle Line Berowra towards Central

Cowan railway station is an intercity railway station located on the Main North line, serving the Sydney suburb of Cowan. It is served by Sydney Trains intercity Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.

History

Cowan station was opened in 1890. ^[3] The station was a terminating point for CityRail suburban services until January 1992 when all services were curtailed to Berowra. ^[4] A southbound passing loop is located immediately south of the station. In February 1999, it was extended south 1.1 kilometres (1 mi) to allow 1.5-kilometre (1 mi) freight trains to stable. ^[5] North of the station the 8.6-kilometre (5 mi) Cowan Bank commences its descent to Hawkesbury River station and thereafter, crossing the Hawkesbury River.

Platforms and services

Cowan has two side platforms. It is serviced by Sydney Trains Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. ^[6]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	CCN	Services to Central	[6]
2	CCN	Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle	[6]

• 
  Entrance from Carpark on Pacific Highway
• 
  Southbound view from Platform 1
• 
  Station building on Platform 2
• 
  Entrance from Great North Walk

Transport links

CDC NSW operates one bus route via Cowan station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 592: Hornsby station to Mooney Mooney ^[7]

Trackplan

Track layout at Cowan

See also

• Trains portal
• New South Wales portal

• List of NSW TrainLink railway stations

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. Cowan Station NSWrail.net
4. "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
5. "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest June 1999 page 38
6. "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

External links

• Media related to Cowan railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Cowan station details Transport for New South Wales