Glenbrook railway station, New South Wales

Glenbrook railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Blue Mountains suburb of Glenbrook.

Glenbrook
Westbound view of platforms, stairs and station building, December 2019
General information
LocationBurfitt Parade, Glenbrook
Australia
Coordinates33°46′09″S 150°37′15″E / 33.76903°S 150.62074°E / -33.76903; 150.62074
Elevation167 metres (548 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byNSW TrainLink
Line(s)Main Western
Distance67.08 kilometres (41.68 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6.10am-10.40am, 2.30pm-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Unstaffed
Station codeGBR
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened11 May 1913
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 190,750 (year)
  • 523 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station
Blaxland
towards Lithgow
Blue Mountains Line Lapstone
towards Central
Blue Mountains Line
Limited express
Emu Plains
towards Central

History

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The station opened on 11 May 1913 after the construction of a deviation.[3]

Until October 1990, there was a loop for westbound services opposite platform 2.[4]

In December 2019, an upgrade which included a new lift was completed.[5]

Platforms and services

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Glenbrook has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Blue Mountains Line services travelling from Sydney Central to Lithgow.[6]

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Sydney Central [6]
2 services to Springwood, Katoomba, Mount Victoria & Lithgow [6]
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Blue Mountains Transit operates one bus route via Glenbrook station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

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Historical view of the station

References

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  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. ^ Glenbrook Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ "Glenbrook – Valley Heights" Railway Digest January 1991 page 23
  5. ^ "Christmas Delivery for New Lifts at Glenbrook and Kingswood Stations | Blue Mountains News | Fresh Air Daily". Blue Mountains Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Blue Mountains line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  7. ^ "Blue Mountains Transit route 691". Transport for NSW.
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