Rooty Hill railway station
Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
33°46′18″S 150°50′42″E / 33.77156389°S 150.8450944°E / -33.77156389; 150.8450944
- Weekdays:
Staffed: 6am-7pm
- Weekends and public holidays:
- 1,716,700 (year)
- 4,703 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Mount Druitt towards Emu Plains | North Shore & Western Line | Doonside towards Berowra |
Rooty Hill railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Rooty Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.
History
Rooty Hill station opened on 23 December 1861 as the terminus of the Main Western line when it was extended from Blacktown.[3] On 1 May 1862, the line was extended to St Marys. The station was rebuilt in the 1940s.[4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Railway_Station_-_Rooty_Hill_old1.jpg/220px-Railway_Station_-_Rooty_Hill_old1.jpg)
The station was upgraded in January 2020 and received a new footbridge and lifts.
Platforms and services
Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
1 | T1 | services to North Sydney, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | [5] |
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2 | T1 | services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | Mainly used during peak hours[5] |
3 | T1 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | Mainly used during peak hours[5] |
4 | T1 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | [5] |
Transport links
Busways operates three bus routes via Rooty Hill station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 738: to Eastern Creek[6]
- 756: Mount Druitt station to Blacktown station[7]
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.
- ^ Rooty Hill Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Rooty Hill Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ a b c d "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links
Media related to Rooty Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Rooty Hill station details Transport for New South Wales
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