Woy Woy railway station

Woy Woy
Woy Woy
	Northbound view of Platform 2, November 2022
General information
Location	Railway Street, Woy Woy ; Australia
Coordinates	33°29′03″S151°19′27″E / 33.48422°S 151.32423°E
Elevation	3 m (9.8 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	NSW TrainLink
Line(s)	Main Northern
Distance	72.62 km (45.12 mi) from Sydney Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Connections
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	WOY
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1 February 1889;135 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2023	1,739,680 (year); 4,766 (daily)(NSW TrainLink);
Services
Koolewong towards Gosford	Berowra towards Central

Last updated November 10, 2024

Woy Woy railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the southern Central Coast town of Woy Woy opening on 1 February 1889.^[3]

History

It was constructed on 1 February 1889 as part of the final part of the connection between Gosford and Hawkesbury River. The railway line through the station was electrified in January 1960. The station received an easy access upgrade and a lift at some point prior to September 1998.

Platforms and services

Woy Woy has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle. Peak-hour services travel from Central to Wyong via the North Shore line.^[4] Services come every thirty minutes off-peak and on weekends, every seven minutes in peak hour (morning peak south and afternoon peak north).

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	CCN	services to Sydney Central via Strathfield services to Sydney Central via Gordon	^[4] morning peak only
2	CCN	services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle	^[4]

Trackplan

Legend

					S↑ To Wondabyne










					N↓ To Koolewong

There are two crossovers south of the station, allowing trains to terminate in an emergency. They cannot be used for regular working as they are manually operated by levers next to the tracks and there are no signals to permit any movements over the points. All signals at this station are controlled from Cowan or Gosford.^[5]

There is a small kiosk in the concourse that is normally open in the morning selling drinks and snacks.

The concourse has a pedestrian bridge over Railway Street to a large multi-story commuter car park. There are no ticketing requirements to park in this structure.

Bus Terminal
Northbound view from Platform 1
Southbound view
Ticket barriers and service indicators on the concourse

Transport links

Woy Woy railway station's waterfront location WoywoySetting.jpg — Woy Woy railway station's waterfront location

The station is serviced by bus services operated by Busways.

Stand A

55: to Gosford station ^[6]
70: to Gosford station ^[7]

Stand B

50: to Umina South ^[8]
55: to Umina Beach & Ettalong Beach ^[6]

Stand C

53: to Booker Bay ^[9]
70: to Ettalong Beach^[7]

Stand D

59: to Empire Bay & Wagstaffe ^[10]
64: to Kincumber & Erina Fair ^[11]

Stand E

54: to Pearl Beach & Patonga ^[12]
57: to Umina West & Castle Circuit^[13]
58: to Woy Woy Bay ^[14]

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References

↑ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
↑ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
↑ Woy Woy Station NSWrail.net
1 2 3 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
↑ DRIVERS ROUTE KNOWLEDGE DIAGRAMS – MAIN NORTH (CENTRAL COAST) LINE (PDF). Sydney Trains. 2019. p. 17.
1 2 "Busways route 55". Transport for NSW.
1 2 "Busways route 70". Transport for NSW.
↑ "Busways route 50". Transport for NSW.
↑ "Busways route 53". Transport for NSW.
↑ "Busways route 59". Transport for NSW.
↑ "Busways route 64". Transport for NSW.
↑ "Busways route 54". Transport for NSW.
↑ "Busways route 57". Transport for NSW.
↑ "Busways route 58". Transport for NSW.

External links

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Woy Woy station details Transport for New South Wales
Woy Woy Station Public Transport Map Transport for NSW

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[1] "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.

[note1-2] This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.

[3] Woy Woy Station NSWrail.net

[Timetable-4] 1 2 3 "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.

[5] DRIVERS ROUTE KNOWLEDGE DIAGRAMS – MAIN NORTH (CENTRAL COAST) LINE (PDF). Sydney Trains. 2019. p. 17.

[route55-6] 1 2 "Busways route 55". Transport for NSW.

[route70-7] 1 2 "Busways route 70". Transport for NSW.

[8] "Busways route 50". Transport for NSW.

[9] "Busways route 53". Transport for NSW.

[10] "Busways route 59". Transport for NSW.

[11] "Busways route 64". Transport for NSW.

[12] "Busways route 54". Transport for NSW.

[13] "Busways route 57". Transport for NSW.

[14] "Busways route 58". Transport for NSW.

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