Wollstonecraft railway station

Wollstonecraft
Southbound view from Platform 2, July 2022
General information
Location	Shirley Road, Wollstonecraft Australia
Coordinates	33°49′55″S 151°11′30″E
Elevation	57 metres (187 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	North Shore
Distance	7.18 kilometres (4.46 mi) from Central
Platforms	2 (2 side)
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	WSC
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	1 May 1893
Rebuilt	1980s
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Edwards Road (1893–1900)
Passengers
2023[2]	1,134,480 (year) 3,108 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Waverton towards Emu Plains or Richmond North Shore & Western Line St Leonards towards Berowra Waverton via Strathfield towards Hornsby Northern Line St Leonards towards Gordon Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Waverton towards Central Central Coast & Newcastle Line (peak hour services) St Leonards towards Wyong

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

History

Wollstonecraft station opened on 1 May 1893 when the North Shore line opened from St Leonards to Milsons Point. Originally named Edwards Road, named after J. G Edwards, it was renamed Wollstonecraft on 1 September 1900.[3] The original buildings were replaced in the 1980s.[4]

The platform is located on a sharp 200-metre radius curve, leading to complaints from residents about the squeal from train wheels.[5]

In May 2022, an upgrade to the station was opened with accessibility upgrades including new bridges and lifts, raising the station platform and drainage works. Tendering for the upgrade started in mid-2020, with Downer being awarded to manage contractor contracts, with the work contracts being then awarded to RJS Infrastructure.[6]

Services

Platforms

Platform	Line	Stopping pattern	Notes
1	T1	Services to Penrith, Emu Plains & Richmond via Central & Strathfield	[7]
	T9	Services to Epping & Hornsby via Central & Strathfield	[8]
	CCN	6 Morning peak services to Blacktown via Central	[9]
2	T1	Services to Lindfield, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra	[10]
	T9	Services to Gordon	[8]
	CCN	6 Evening peak services to Gosford & Wyong via Gordon & Hornsby	[9]

Transport links

Busways operates one bus route via Wollstonecraft station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Milner Crescent:

• 265: Lane Cove to North Sydney[11]

Trackplan

Wollstonecraft
↑N to St Leonards Shirley Road CCN Station Exits Platform 2↓ Platform 1↑ ↓to buses plt 2 1 2 1 2 1 ↓S to Waverton

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. Wollstonecraft Station NSWrail.net
4. Wollstonecraft Railway Station Sign NSW Environment & Heritage
5. O'Sullivan, Matt (30 June 2019). "'Killing zone': train noise worsens at tightest bends on rail network". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
6. "INVESTIGATION INTO THE AWARDING OF TRANSPORT FOR NSW AND INNER WEST COUNCIL CONTRACTS". ICAC. April 2024.
7. "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
8. "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
9. "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
10. "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
11. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

External links

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