Meadowbank railway station, Sydney

Meadowbank
Southbound view of the station platforms, January 2024
General information
Location	Constitution Road, Meadowbank Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°48′59″S151°05′24″E / 33.816357°S 151.090019°E / -33.816357; 151.090019 (Meadowbank railway station)
Elevation	17 metres (56 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of NSW
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main North
Distance	18.19 km (11.30 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (2 side)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	MEB
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1 September 1887(137 years ago) (1887-09-01)
Electrified	Yes (from January 1929)
Previous names	Meadow Bank (1887–1927)
Passengers
2023 [1]	2,538,190 (year) 6,954 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station West Ryde towards Hornsby Northern Line Rhodes towards Gordon via  Central
Location

Meadowbank railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main North line, serving the Sydney suburb of Meadowbank. It is served by Sydney Trains T9 Northern Line services.

History

Meadowbank station opened on 1 September 1887 as Meadow Bank, being renamed Meadowbank on 6 November 1927. ^[3]

To the south of the station, the line crosses the Parramatta River via the John Whitton Bridge. This opened in May 1980 replacing the original iron lattice bridge. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Services

Platforms

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T9	Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney 8 weekday morning peak services to Central	[7]
2	T9	Northbound services to Hornsby	[7]

Transport links

Busways operates two bus routes via Meadowbank station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

• 507: to Gladesville and Hyde Park ^[8]
• 518: Meadowbank ferry wharf to Macquarie University via Top Ryde and Denistone East ^[9]

Meadowbank station is served by one NightRide route:

• N80: Hornsby station to Town Hall station ^[10]

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. Meadowbank Station NSWrail.net
4. Churchman, Geoffrey (1995). Railway Electrification in Australia & New Zealand. Smithfield: IPL Books. p. 94.
5. "Walkway Plan for Meadowbank Bridge": Railway Digest March 1997 page 9
6. Meadowbank (Parramatta Bridge) Underpass NSW Environment & Heritage
7. "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
8. Route 507 timetable Transport for NSW
9. Route 518 timetable Transport for NSW
10. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

External links

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