Glenbrook railway station, New South Wales

Glenbrook
Westbound view of platforms, stairs and station building, December 2019
General information
Location	Burfitt Parade, Glenbrook Australia
Coordinates	33°46′09″S150°37′15″E / 33.76903°S 150.62074°E / -33.76903; 150.62074
Elevation	167 metres (548 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main Western
Distance	67.08 kilometres (41.68 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6.10am to 10.40am, 2.30pm to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Unstaffed
Station code	GBR
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	11 May 1913
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023 [1]	190,750 (year) 523 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Blaxland towards Lithgow Blue Mountains Line Lapstone towards Central Blue Mountains Line Limited express Emu Plains towards Central
Location

Glenbrook railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains suburb of Glenbrook.

History

The station opened on 11 May 1913 after the construction of a deviation. ^[3]

Until October 1990, there was a loop for westbound services opposite platform 2. ^[4]

In December 2019, an upgrade which included a new lift was completed. ^[5]

Platforms and services

Glenbrook has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow. ^[6]

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	BMT	services to Sydney Central	[6]
2	BMT	services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow	[6]

Transport links

Blue Mountains Transit operates one bus route via Glenbrook station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 691: Penrith station to Mount Riverview ^[7]

Gallery

Historical view of the station

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. Glenbrook Station NSWrail.net
4. "Glenbrook – Valley Heights" Railway Digest January 1991 page 23
5. "Christmas Delivery for New Lifts at Glenbrook and Kingswood Stations | Blue Mountains News | Fresh Air Daily". Blue Mountains Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
6. "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "Blue Mountains Transit route 691". Transport for NSW.

External links

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