Blacktown railway station

Blacktown
Exterior view of the main concourse, April 2022
General information
LocationMain Street, Blacktown
Australia
Coordinates33°46′06″S 150°54′26″E / 33.76843°S 150.90735°E / -33.76843; 150.90735
Elevation64 metres (210 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)Main Western
Richmond
Distance34.87 kilometres (21.67 mi) from Central
Platforms7 (3 island, 1 side)
Tracks7
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking300 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 24/7

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 24/7
Station codeBAK
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened4 July 1860
Rebuilt14 October 1995
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBlacktown Road (1860-1862)
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 8,716,720 (year)
  • 23,881 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Marayong
towards Richmond
 North Shore & Western Line Seven Hills
towards Berowra
Doonside
towards Emu Plains
Marayong
towards Richmond
 Cumberland Line Seven Hills
towards Leppington
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Penrith
towards Lithgow
 Blue Mountains Line Parramatta
towards Central
Penrith
towards Dubbo
 NSW TrainLink Western Line
Dubbo XPT
 Parramatta
towards Sydney

Blacktown railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Blacktown. It is served by Sydney Trains' T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services and NSW TrainLink Intercity Blue Mountains Line and regional Central West XPT services.

History

The station in 1955
The station in 1955 at the opening of the electric train service
Bus interchange
Platform 6
Ticket Barriers on Richmond branch concourse
Pedestrian footbridge linking Richmond branch and Main concourse areas

Blacktown station opened on 2 July 1860 as Blacktown Road with the construction of the Main Western line.[3]

Captain Martindale, the colony's chief engineer, was not happy with work done by contractor John Gibbons and refused to issue a certificate for work done. Not happy with the decision Gibbons told his men to remove three portions of the track near Parramatta. He was arrested and placed in the Parramatta Watch House before being released on bail. Two days later the first train ran into Blacktown Road station. The station was renamed Blacktown on 1 August 1862.[3][4]

The station received a major rebuild in the 1990s to a modern glass and steel structure with the addition of an extra platform and the provision of lift access to all platforms. It was opened on 14 October 1995 by Prime Minister Paul Keating. A bus interchange was also built in the triangle between the Main Western and Richmond lines.[5] A pedestrian footbridge connecting the Richmond Line concourse with the main concourse area was also completed in 2018 therefore allowing passengers to be able to switch trains without having to exit the station.

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon, Lindfield or North Sydney via Central [6]
services to Leppington or Liverpool[7] T5 Liverpool services operate weekends only
terminating services to & from Gosford and WyongOnly 3 afternoon peak services depart from here
2 services to Schofields & Richmond [6]
services to Schofields & RichmondT5 Richmond services operate weeknights only[7]
3 terminating services to & from Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon or Lindfield via Central terminating platform[6]
terminating services to & from Leppingtonterminating platform[7]
terminating services to & from Gosford and WyongOnly 3 afternoon peak services depart from here
4 services to Berowra, Hornsby, Gordon, Lindfield or North Sydney via Central [6]
5 services to Berowra, Hornsby or Gordon via Central mainly used during weekday peak hours[6]
services to Central[8]
services to CentralSet down only[9]
6 services to Penrith & Emu Plains mainly used during weekday peak hours[6]
services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow[8]
services to DubboPick up only[9]
7 services to Penrith & Emu Plains [6]

Blacktown Station Bus Interchange

Stand A: Busways

Stand B: Busways

Stand C: Busways

Stand D: NightRide

Stand E: Busways

Stand F: Busways

Stand G: Busways

Stand H: CDC NSW

Stand J: Transit Systems Sydney

Stand K: CDC NSW

Stand L: CDC NSW

Stand M: Busways and CDC NSW (706 and 661)

Stand N: Busways

Trackplan

Track layout

References

  1. ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
  2. ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Blacktown Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Sharpe, Alan (2000). Pictorial History of Blacktown District. Pictorial Memories Series. Kingsclear Books. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Blacktown Bus/Rail Interchange Opened" Railway Digest December 1995 page 14
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ a b c "T5: Cumberland line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ a b "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  9. ^ a b "Western timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
  10. ^ "752 Rouse Hill Station to Blacktown via Quakers Hill". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  11. ^ "753 Blacktown to Doonside (Loop Service)". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  12. ^ "756 Mount Druitt to Blacktown via Plumpton & Woodcroft". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  13. ^ "750 Mount Druitt to Blacktown via Bidwill". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  14. ^ "751 Marsden Park to Blacktown via Colebee". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  15. ^ "754 Blacktown to Mount Druitt via Hassall Grove". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  16. ^ "N70 Penrith to City Town Hall via Parramatta (Night Service)". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  17. ^ "N71 Richmond to City Town Hall via Parramatta (Night Service)". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  18. ^ "728 Mount Druitt to Blacktown". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  19. ^ "729 Mount Druitt to Blacktown via Minchinbury". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  20. ^ "723 Mount Druitt to Blacktown via Eastern Creek". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  21. ^ "724 Blacktown to Arndell Park via Huntingwood (Loop Service)". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  22. ^ "726 Blacktown to Doonside via Monash Rd (Loop Service)". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  23. ^ "721 Blacktown to Blacktown Hospital (Loop Service)". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  24. ^ "722 Blacktown to Prospect via Flushcombe Rd (Loop Service)". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  25. ^ "700 Blacktown to Parramatta". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  26. ^ "702 Blacktown to Seven Hills". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  27. ^ "800 Blacktown to Fairfield via Pemulwuy". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  28. ^ "812 Blacktown to Fairfield via Prospect Hwy". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  29. ^ "705 Blacktown to Parramatta via Pendle Hill". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  30. ^ "711 Blacktown to Parramatta via Constitution Hill". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  31. ^ "611 Blacktown to Macquarie Park via M2 Mwy". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  32. ^ "630 Blacktown to Epping via Baulkham Hills". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  33. ^ "706 Blacktown to Parramatta via Winston Hills & Kings Langley". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  34. ^ "744 Blacktown Industrial Area to Blacktown". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  35. ^ "S7 Myrtle Glen Stanhope Gardens to Blacktown". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  36. ^ "661 Blacktown to Parramatta via Kings Langley & North West Twy". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  37. ^ "730 Castle Hill to Blacktown via Norwest & Glenwood". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  38. ^ "731 Rouse Hill Station to Blacktown via Stanhope Gardens". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  39. ^ "732 Rouse Hill Station to Blacktown via The Ponds". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  40. ^ "734 Riverstone to Blacktown via Schofields". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  41. ^ "735 Rouse Hill to Blacktown". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  42. ^ "743 Kings Langley to Blacktown". Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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