Macquarie University railway station

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Macquarie University
Macquarie University Station, Sydney, Australia 07.jpg
Station entrance, April 2020
General information
LocationCorner Herring & Waterloo Roads, Macquarie Park
Coordinates 33°46′38″S151°07′05″E / 33.777337°S 151.118075°E / -33.777337; 151.118075
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Metro Trains Sydney
Line(s) Metro North West Line
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Connections TfNSW B.svg Bus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened23 February 2009
Rebuilt2018/19
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 6,300,080 (year)
  • 17,260 (daily) [2] (Sydney Metro)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW M.svg Sydney Metro Following station
Epping
towards Tallawong
Metro North West & Bankstown Line Macquarie Park
towards Sydenham
Other services
Future services
Preceding station TfNSW M.svg Sydney Metro Following station
Epping
towards Tallawong
Metro North West & Bankstown Line
(From 2025)
Macquarie Park
towards Bankstown
Former services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Epping
towards Hornsby
North Shore & Western Line
Strathfield via Chatswood and Central (2009-2018)
Macquarie Park
towards Strathfield

Macquarie University railway station is a Sydney Metro station located on the Metro North West & Bankstown Line, serving the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park including the nearby Macquarie University and Macquarie Centre, as well as parts of the suburb of Marsfield. It was formerly part of Sydney Trains' T1 Northern Line, before being converted to metro use as part of the Sydney Metro network. It is the only train station in Australia which bears the name of a university.

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History

Main concourse, 2024 Macquarie University Metro concourse.jpg
Main concourse, 2024

Macquarie University station opened on 23 February 2009 on the same date as the Chatswood to Epping line. [3] [4]

Macquarie University station closed in September 2018 for seven months for conversion to a Sydney Metro station on the Sydney Metro Northwest line, which included the installation of platform screen doors. [5] It reopened on 26 May 2019. [6]

Platforms Macquarie University Station 02.jpg
Platforms

Services

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

Macquarie University station is served by bus routes operated by Busways, CDC NSW and Transit Systems. [8]

Bus stops for Hillsbus routes and Transit Systems route 410 are located outside the station entrance. All other services stop at the nearby Macquarie Centre.

External image
Searchtool.svg Macquarie University Bus Guide by Transport for NSW

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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. CityRail - Epping to Chatswood rail link CityRail
  4. Macquarie University Station NSWrail.net
  5. Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit Transport for NSW 19 September 2014
  6. About Sydney Metro Sydney Metro
  7. "M1: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. Macquarie University Station Transport for NSW