Mount Colah railway station

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Mount Colah
Mount Colah Railway Station August 1st 2024 Northbound.jpg
Northbound view of the Footbridge in August 2024
General information
Location Pacific Highway, Mount Colah
Coordinates 33°40′19″S151°06′52″E / 33.67199722°S 151.1145306°E / -33.67199722; 151.1145306
Elevation205 m (673 ft)
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Northern
Distance37.68 km (23.41 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-2pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station code MOC
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened1 July 1887;137 years ago (1887-07-01)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesColah (1887-1906)
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 280,590 (year)
  • 769 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Mount Kuring-gai
towards Berowra
North Shore & Western Line Asquith
via Gordon
towards City
Preceding station TfNSW T.png NSW TrainLink Following station
Mount Kuring-gai
towards Newcastle Interchange
Central Coast & Newcastle Line
limited services
 Asquith
towards Central

Mount Colah railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Mount Colah suburb of Sydney, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line services and some early morning and late night NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services.

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History

Mount Colah station opened on 1 July 1887 as Colah. It was renamed Mount Colah on 6 May 1906. [3]

The station received a new concrete footbridge with three lifts, tactile indicators, a new station building and an accessible bathroom as part of an upgrade to replace the former footbridge at the northern end of the station, in August 2024.

A photograph of the former footbridge at Mount Colah railway station, a few days before its demolition. 1st August 2024 Mount Colah Railway Station Old Footbridge Last Days.jpg
A photograph of the former footbridge at Mount Colah railway station, a few days before its demolition. 1st August 2024

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1Services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Richmond, Penrith & Emu Plains via Gordon [4]
CCN
2 weekday early morning and 2 weekend late night services to Central via Strathfield [5]
2
T1
Services to Berowra [4]
CCN
Early morning and late night services to Wyong & Newcastle [5]

CDC NSW operates three bus routes via Mount Colah station, under contract to 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. ↑ Mount Colah Station NSWrail.net
  4. 1 2 "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  5. 1 2 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  6. ↑ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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