Padstow railway station, Sydney

Padstow
Station building and entrance, May 2007
General information
Location	Howard Road, Padstow
Coordinates	33°57′07″S151°01′56″E / 33.9518889°S 151.032325°E / -33.9518889; 151.032325
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	East Hills
Distance	19.34 kilometres (12.02 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am to 7pm Weekends and public holidays: Staffed: 8am to 4pm
Station code	PDW
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	21 December 1931
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023 [1]	1,210,210 (year) 3,316 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Revesby towards Revesby or Macarthur Airport & South Line Riverwood towards City Circle
Location

Padstow railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Padstow. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line services.

History

Padstow station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills. ^{[3] [4]}

On 5 May 1986, the line was duplicated from Riverwood with a new track laid to the north of the existing one. ^[5] The line from Padstow to Revesby was duplicated around the same time. ^[6]

In 2002, the station was upgraded and given a new concourse and lift. ^[7]

In 2013, as part of the quadruplication of the line from Kingsgrove to Revesby, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair. ^[8]

Platforms and services

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T8	services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport	[9]
2	T8	services to Revesby early morning & late night services to Macarthur 2 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown	[9]

Gallery

• 
  Padstow station facing west in July 2025
• 
  A58 arriving at Padstow for Revesby in July 2025

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. Padstow Station Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
4. Padstow Railway Station Group Archived 7 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine NSW Environment & Heritage
5. "Riverwood-Padstow" Railway Digest July 1986 page 214
6. "The East Hills to Glenfield Line" Railway Digest August 1986 pages 234-235
7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
8. Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
9. "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.

External links

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