Riverwood railway station

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Riverwood
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Eastbound view of station platform, building and concourse in the background, August 2006
General information
LocationWilliam Road, Riverwood
Coordinates 33°57′06″S151°03′07″E / 33.95152778°S 151.0520694°E / -33.95152778; 151.0520694
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) East Hills
Distance17.50 kilometres (10.87 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code RVD
History
Opened21 December 1931
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesHerne Bay (1931-1958)
Passengers
2023 [1]
  • 1,615,920 (year)
  • 4,427 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW T.png Sydney Trains Following station
Padstow
towards Revesby or Macarthur
Airport & South Line Narwee
towards City Circle

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

Contents

History

Riverwood station opened on 21 December 1931 as Herne Bay when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills. The line was duplicated from Kingsgrove in 1948. It was renamed Riverwood on 10 March 1958. [3] [4]

On 5 May 1986, the line was duplicated from Riverwood to Padstow with a new track laid to the north of the existing one. [5]

In 2002, the station was upgraded and given lifts. [6]

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. [7]

Platforms and services

PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
1services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport [8]
2
T8
services to Revesby
early morning & late night services to Macarthur
2 weekday evening peak services to Campbelltown 		[8]

U-Go Mobility operates four bus routes via Riverwood station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Riverwood station is served by one NightRide route:

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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. ↑ Riverwood Station NSWrail.net
  4. ↑ Riverwood Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ↑ "Riverwood-Padstow" Railway Digest July 1986 p. 214
  6. ↑ "Riverwood Railway Station".
  7. ↑ Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
  8. 1 2 "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. ↑ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 940". Transport for NSW.
  10. ↑ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 942". Transport for NSW.
  11. ↑ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 944". Transport for NSW.
  12. ↑ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 945". Transport for NSW.
  13. ↑ "N20 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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