Tallawong railway station

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Tallawong
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Station seen from the Western bridge in July 2019
General information
Location
Coordinates 33°41′30″S150°54′20″E / 33.691757°S 150.905458°E / -33.691757; 150.905458
Owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by Metro Trains Sydney
Line(s) Metro North West Line
Distance35 kilometres from Chatswood
Platforms2 (island)
Connections TfNSW B.svg 2 bus stops
Construction
Structure typeOpen cut
Depth6 m (20 ft) below street level [1]
History
Opened26 May 2019;4 years ago (2019-05-26)
Previous namesCudgegong Road
Passengers
2023 [2]
  • 2,379,330 (year)
  • 6,519 (daily) [3] (Sydney Metro)
Services
Preceding station TfNSW M.svg Sydney Metro Following station
Terminus Metro North West Line Rouse Hill
towards Chatswood

Tallawong railway station, originally known as Cudgegong Road railway station, is a Sydney Metro station near the intersection of Cudgegong and Schofield Roads in Tallawong, New South Wales, Australia. The station is the terminus of the Metro North West Line on the Sydney Metro network. Beyond the station to the west lies the Tallawong depot, where metro rolling stock is stabled. [4]

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History

Though various forms of a rail line to Rouse Hill were proposed by the NSW Government between 1998 and 2010, these generally terminated at Rouse Hill Town Centre. A 2001 plan had the line continue north-west rather than west from Rouse Hill, with the next stop at Box Hill. [5] Tallawong only emerged as a station location in 2012, with the government favouring a future corridor heading west from Rouse Hill towards the existing Schofields railway station and the future growth area of Marsden Park.

The station opened on 26 May 2019 [6] and is operated by Metro Trains Sydney, who are also responsible for the design of the station. [7] [8] [9]

As of 2018, it was proposed to extend the line to Schofields station heading west from Tallawong, where it would connect with a proposed "North-South Link" towards Western Sydney Airport and Macarthur. [10]

Naming

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Concourse

The station was originally proposed to be named Cudgegong Road after a nearby road, which in turn was named for a central west NSW property owned by the suburb's namesake, local pastoralist and political figure Richard Rouse. [11] It could not be named Rouse Hill as this name is used for a separate station to the east at Rouse Hill Town Centre.

Blacktown City Council unsuccessfully proposed naming the surrounding area and station in honour of former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. [12] In December 2017, the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales launched a consultation to rename the station Tallawong. [13] The renaming was confirmed in April 2018. [14] In November 2020, the portion of Rouse Hill in which the station was located became part of the new suburb of Tallawong, named after the station. [15] [16]


Design

The station was designed by Australian architectural firm Hassell. [17] Its facilities include 1,000 parking spaces and a bicycle shed with 45 spaces. [11]

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Platforms
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Connecting bus stands

Services

Tallawong has one island platform with two faces. It is served by Metro North West Line services. [7] [18] Two bus stops are located adjacent to the station. The "Tallawong Station, Implexa Pde" stop is serviced by two Busways services to Marsden Park and two to Blacktown. The "Implexa Pde opp Tallawong Station" stop is serviced by four Busways services to Rouse Hill. [7]

Trackplan
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Cudgegong Road
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to Tallawong depot
PlatformLineStopping patternNotes
2 & 3Services to & from Chatswood Interchange
External image
Searchtool.svg Tallawong Bus Guide by Transport for NSW

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References

  1. ↑ Sydney Metro. "Interactive Map". Sydney Metro. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ↑ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  4. ↑ Sydney Metro City & Southwest Project Overview Archived 17 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Metro June 2015
  5. ↑ Christie, Ron (2001). Long-term strategic plan for rail. Sydney: Office of the Co-ordinator General of Rail.
  6. ↑ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Sydney Metro to open 26 May". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 6 May 2019.[ dead link ]
  7. 1 2 3 "Tallawong station". Transport NSW Info. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  8. ↑ North West Rail Link $340 million skytrain contract awarded Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 18 December 2013
  9. ↑ $8.3 billion North West Rail Link to open in late 2019 Archived 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 16 June 2013
  10. ↑ "Western Sydney Rail Needs Scoping Study Outcomes Report" (PDF). Australian Government, New South Wales Government. March 2018. p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Tallawong the new name for first Sydney Metro railway station". sydneymetro.info. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  12. ↑ Duff, Eamonn (26 April 2015). "Whitlam suburb name refusal reveals Geographical Names Board unique agenda". The Sun-Herald.
  13. ↑ Naming Proposal Tallawong Railway Station Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
  14. ↑ Tallawong Railway Station Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
  15. ↑ "Previous Suburb Boundaries and Names". Blacktown City Council. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.[ dead link ]
  16. ↑ New Blacktown City suburbs officially named The National Tribune 2 November 2020
  17. ↑ "HASSELL-designed Sydney Metro stations and precincts officially open". architectureanddesign.com.au. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "M: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.

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