Waitara railway station

For the station in New Zealand, see Waitara railway station, New Zealand.

Waitara
Northbound view from Platform 2 looking at station building, November 2022
General information
Location	Alexandria Parade, Waitara Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°42′36″S151°06′16″E / 33.71011°S 151.10444°E / -33.71011; 151.10444 (Waitara railway station)
Elevation	185 metres (607 ft)
Owned by	New South Wales Government via Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	North Shore
Distance	24.21 km (15.04 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
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	WTA
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	20 April 1895(130 years ago) (1895-04-20)
Rebuilt	1909
Electrified	Yes (1927)
Passengers
2023 [1]	1,392,600 (year) 3815 (daily) [2] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Wahroonga towards City North Shore & Western Line Hornsby towards Berowra
Location

Waitara railway station is a suburban railway station located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Waitara. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.

History

The first station seen in 1907.

Waitara station opened on 20 April 1895. ^[3] The original station was replaced by the present structure in 1909 when the line was duplicated. ^[4]

Waitara is one of a very few stations in Australia to have the origins of the name come from a Māori word; it means "pure water". It was suggested to the Railway Commissioner by Myles McRae, who had owned land at Hurstville called "Waitara," which he had purchased from G. B. Walker, a manager of a land company.

The station was upgraded with a new underpass constructed at the northern end of the station and a lift built, in February 2024. ^[5]

Services

Platforms

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Richmond, Penrith & Emu Plains	[6]
2	T1	services to Hornsby & Berowra	[6]

Transport links

CDC NSW operates two bus route via Waitara station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Pacific Hwy:

• 589: Hornsby station to Sydney Adventist Hospital ^[7]
• 600: Hornsby station to Parramatta ^[8]

Waitara station is served by one NightRide route:

• N90: Hornsby station to Town Hall station ^[9]

Trackplan

Waitara
Legend
↑N to Hornsby Northern Station Underpass ↑to buses Platform 2↑ Platform 1↓ Southern Station Underpass plt 2 1 ↓S to Wahroonga

Gallery

• 
  Southbound view from the island platform
• 
  Subway entrance
• 
  New northern station entrance, May 2024

References

1. "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
2. This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
3. Waitara Station Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSWrail.net
4. Waitara Railway Station Group Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine NSW Environment & Heritage
5. "Waitara Station Upgrade". 29 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
6. "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
7. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
8. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
9. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

External links

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