Emu Plains railway station

Emu Plains

Westbound view in February 2007
Location Station Street, Emu Plains
Australia
Coordinates 33°44′44″S 150°40′20″E / 33.745595°S 150.67212°E / -33.745595; 150.67212Coordinates: 33°44′44″S 150°40′20″E / 33.745595°S 150.67212°E / -33.745595; 150.67212
Elevation 28m
Owned by RailCorp
Operated by Sydney Trains
Line(s) Main Western
Distance 57.44 kilometres from Central
Platforms 2 side
Tracks 2
Connections Bus
Construction
Structure type Ground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code EPS
Website Sydney Trains
History
Opened 18 August 1868
Rebuilt 1884
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Sydney Trains   Following station
TerminusT1
Western Line
towards Central
Preceding station   NSW TrainLink   Following station
towards Bathurst
Blue Mountains Line
towards Central

Emu Plains railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Emu Plains. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services and NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains line services.

History

Emu Plains station opened on 18 August 1868. It was relocated to its current site in 1884.[1] In 1907, a second platform was added when the Main Western line was duplicated.[2]

Emu Plains is the western extremity of the Sydney Trains network with points at the eastern end of the station allowing services to terminate at either platform.

Emu Plains Station Building

Platforms & services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 terminating services to & from services to Hornsby via Gordon
terminating services to Hornsby via Macquarie Park		 [3]
services to Central[4]
2 terminating services to & from Hornsby via Gordon
terminating services to Hornsby via Macquarie Park		 [3]
services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow[4]

Blue Mountains Transit operates four routes via Emu Plains station, although route 691 does not stop outside the station:-[5]

References

  1. ↑ Emu Plains Station NSWrail.net
  2. ↑ Emu Plains Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  3. 1 2 "T1: Western line timetable" (PDF). Sydney Trains. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
  4. 1 2 "Blue Mountains line timetable" (PDF). NSW Trainlink. 20 October 2013 [amended January 2015].
  5. ↑ "Lower Mountains timetables" (PDF). Blue Mountains Transit. 22 June 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.