Crows Nest railway station

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Crows Nest
Crows Nest railway station.jpg
Station entrance from Pacific Highway, August 2024
General information
Location Pacific Highway, Crows Nest
Australia
Coordinates 33°49′31″S151°11′56″E / 33.8254061°S 151.1989687°E / -33.8254061; 151.1989687
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Metro Trains Sydney
Line(s) Metro North West & Bankstown Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth25 metres
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOpen
History
Opened19 August 2024
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station TfNSW M.svg Sydney Metro Following station
Chatswood
towards Tallawong
Metro North West & Bankstown Line Victoria Cross
towards Sydenham
Future services
Chatswood
towards Tallawong
Metro North West & Bankstown Line
(From 2025)
Victoria Cross
towards Bankstown

Crows Nest railway station is an underground Sydney Metro station in Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by the Metro North West & Bankstown Line and opened on 19 August 2024. The station is near the existing St Leonards station on the North Shore Line.

Contents

Access is provided via Clarke Street and the Pacific Highway. [1] The station is located 25 metres underground. [2] Crows Nest railway station was constructed by AW Edwards. [2] The design includes nine escalators and five elevators. [1]

History

In 2021, plans were released for three buildings of up to 21, 17 and nine storeys to be built above the station. [3] The approved buildings are slightly smaller in scale than the initial proposal, in response to residents' concerns about overdevelopment. [3]

The station opened on 19 August 2024. [4] [5] [6]

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1Services to Sydenham [7]
2
M1
Services to Tallawong [7]

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References

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