Cowan railway station
33°35′35″S 151°10′17″E / 33.5931333°S 151.1714722°E / -33.5931333; 151.1714722
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- 33,760 (year)
- 92 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Hawkesbury River towards Newcastle Interchange | Central Coast & Newcastle Line | Berowra towards Central |
Cowan railway station is a heritage-listed railway station railway station located on the Main Northern line on the northern fringes of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the suburb of Cowan, and the station was opened in 1890.[3]
Cowan was a terminating point for CityRail suburban services until January 1992 when all services were curtailed at Berowra.[4] A southbound passing loop is located immediately south of the station. In February 1999, it was extended south 1.1 kilometres (1 mi) to allow 1.5-kilometre (1 mi) freight trains to stable.[5] North of the station the 8.6-kilometre (5 mi) Cowan Bank commences its descent to Hawkesbury River station and thereafter, crossing the Hawkesbury River.
Platforms and services
Cowan has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Central Coast & Newcastle Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Newcastle.[6]
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | CCN | Services to Central | [6] |
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2 | CCN | Services to Gosford, Wyong & Newcastle | [6] |
- Entrance from Carpark on Pacific Highway
- Southbound view from Platform 1
- Station building on Platform 2
- Entrance from Great North Walk
Transport links
CDC NSW operates one bus route via Cowan station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 592: Hornsby station to Mooney Mooney[7]
Trackplan
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Cowan_trackplan.png/500px-Cowan_trackplan.png)
See also
References
- ^ This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.
- ^ "Train Station Monthly Usage". Open Data. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Cowan Station NSWrail.net
- ^ "CityRail launches new timetable" Railway Digest February 1992 page 45
- ^ "Signalling & Safeworking" Railway Digest June 1999 page 38
- ^ a b c "Central Coast & Newcastle line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External links
Media related to Cowan railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Cowan station details Transport for New South Wales
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- Stations and services in italics are planned or under construction
- Stations in (parentheses) are uncommon stops for the listed service