Denistone railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Denistone. It is served by Sydney Trains' T9 Northern Line services.
Denistone | |||||||||||
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 Southbound view from Platform 2, November 2023 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | West Parade, Denistone Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°47′59″S 151°05′15″E / 33.799838°S 151.087364°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 48 metres (157 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Northern | ||||||||||
| Distance | 20.16 kilometres (12.53 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status |
Staffed: 6am-2pm
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| Station code | DST | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 26 September 1937 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023[2] |
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History
editDenistone station opened on 26 September 1937 with two side platforms.[3] However, they were built with provision to be converted to island platforms at a later date. The western platform was converted on 24 October 1978, and the eastern platform on 27 November 1989 when extra lines were opened.[4][5][6][7]
It contains one of Sydney's smaller commuter car-parks.[8] The station is located on a steep 1 in 40 gradient.
The station was earmarked for closure in 2001 due to low patronage but the plan was strongly opposed by the community who eventually won their appeal for it to stay open.
In early 2019 planning for an upgrade to the station commenced with the project set to be completed in 2023.
This upgrade involves two new lifts being built, one for each island platform.[9] The upgrades were completed in September 2023.[10]
Platforms and services
edit| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney | [11] | |
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| 2 | Southbound services to Gordon via Strathfield & North Sydney | [11] | |
| 3 | Northbound services to Hornsby | [11] | |
| 4 | Northbound services to Hornsby | [11] |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Denistone Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Denistone Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ "Northern Line Quadruplication" Railway Digest December 1987 page 389
- ^ "Eastwood - West Ryde Up Suburban line opens" Railway Digest January 1990 page 9
- ^ West Ryde - Epping SA Track & Signal
- ^ Sydney: Denistone, Back to the 1930s Transit Australia Vol 65 no 8 October 2010
- ^ NSW, Transport for (29 May 2019). "Denistone Station Upgrade". transport.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Denistone station gets a big lift". NSW Government. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d "T9: Northern line timetable". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Denistone railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Denistone station details Transport for New South Wales
