Cowan railway station

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Cowan
CowanRailwayStation.jpg
Northbound view from Platform 1, November 2022
General information
Location Old Pacific Highway, Cowan
Australia
Coordinates 33°35′35″S151°10′17″E / 33.5931333°S 151.1714722°E / -33.5931333; 151.1714722
Elevation191 m (627 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by NSW TrainLink
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance48.81 km (30.33 mi) from Central
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Connections TfNSW B.svg
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
Station code CWN
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened1890;134 years ago (1890)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 33,760 (year)
  • 92 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Hawkesbury River
towards Newcastle Interchange
Central Coast & Newcastle Line Berowra
towards Central

Cowan railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line on the northern fringes of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the suburb of Cowan, and the station was opened in 1890. [3]

Contents

Cowan was a terminating point for CityRail suburban services until January 1992 when all services were curtailed at 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 NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. [6]

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1Services to Central [6]
2
CCN
Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle [6]

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

Trackplan

Track layout at Cowan Cowan trackplan.png
Track layout at Cowan

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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. ↑ 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. 1 2 3 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ↑ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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