North Strathfield railway station

North Strathfield
Northbound view of Platform 1 and station building in July 2022
General information
Location	Queen Street, North Strathfield Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°51′32″S151°05′17″E / 33.85894°S 151.08808°E / -33.85894; 151.08808 (North Strathfield railway station)
Elevation	19 metres (62 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Manager of NSW
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Main North
Distance	13.38 km (8.31 mi) from Central
Platforms	3 (1 island, 1 side)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code	NST
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	9 June 1918(107 years ago) (1918-06-09)
Electrified	Yes (from January 1929)
Passengers
2023 [1]	1,326,120 (year) 3,633 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Concord West towards Hornsby Northern Line Strathfield towards Gordon via  Central Future services Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station Olympic Park towards Westmead Sydney Metro West Burwood North towards Hunter Street
Location

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

History

The Homebush to Hornsby section of the Main North railway line was first opened in 1886, and a connection from the Main North railway line to Strathfield to the east was subsequently added. North Strathfield station was added to the line much later: it opened on 9 June 1918 as an island platform with two faces. In 1924, a third platform was added on the western side. ^{[3] [4]} Added to the line much later It is now the first station on the Main Northern line after it branches from the Main Suburban line at Strathfield.

Today, the primary, eastern, connection between the Main Northern and Main Suburban lines is from North Strathfield and Strathfield, but the single track western connection between North Strathfield and Homebush still exists. This connection is mainly used by freight trains but is occasionally used by passenger trains travelling to Olympic Park station during trackwork or for major events at Sydney Olympic Park.

To the east of the station lies a passing loop. This had been taken out of use, but in June 2015 was recommissioned as part of the construction of a dive south of the station as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

As part of the Sydney Metro West project, a further two platforms will be built. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

As part of the accesbility projects, the station was upgraded and given lifts in November 2019. ^[12]

Services

Platforms

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T9	Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney	[13]
2	T9	Northbound services to Hornsby	[13]
3	T9	2 morning peak and 16 afternoon peak services to Hornsby

Entrance

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. North Strathfield Station NSWrail.net
4. North Strathfield Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
5. ASX Announcement: Macmahon awarded NSW rail underpass contract Archived 3 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Macmahon 7 December 2012
6. "North Strathfield Rail Underpass Project" Railway Digest April 2013 page 28
7. North Strathfield Rail Underpass Archived 26 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
8. North Strathfield Station Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
9. Sydney Metro West stations confirmed Sydney Metro 21 October 2019
10. Sydney Metro West Project Overview Booklet Sydney Metro 21 October 2019
11. NSW Government confirms seven new Sydney train stations for Metro West project ABC News 21 October 2019
12. "INVESTIGATION INTO THE AWARDING OF TRANSPORT FOR NSW AND INNER WEST COUNCIL CONTRACTS". ICAC . April 2024.
13. "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Media related to North Strathfield railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• North Strathfield station details Transport for New South Wales
• North Strathfield station Sydney Metro