Macquarie University railway station

Macquarie University railway station is a Sydney Metro station located on the Metro North West & Bankstown Line, serving the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park including the nearby Macquarie University and Macquarie Centre, as well as parts of the suburb of Marsfield. It was formerly part of Sydney Trains' T1 Northern Line, before being converted to metro use as part of the Sydney Metro network. It is the only train station in Australia which bears the name of a university.

Macquarie University
Station entrance, April 2020
General information
LocationCorner Herring & Waterloo Roads, Macquarie Park
Coordinates33°46′38″S 151°07′05″E / 33.777337°S 151.118075°E / -33.777337; 151.118075
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byMetro Trains Sydney
Line(s)Metro North West Line
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened23 February 2009
Rebuilt2018/19
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 6,300,080 (year)
  • 17,260 (daily)[1] (Sydney Metro)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Epping
towards Tallawong
Metro North West & Bankstown Line Macquarie Park
towards Sydenham
Other services
Future services
Preceding station Sydney Metro Following station
Epping
towards Tallawong
Metro North West & Bankstown Line
(From 2025)
Macquarie Park
towards Bankstown
Former services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Epping
towards Hornsby
North Shore & Western Line
Strathfield via Chatswood and Central (2009-2018)
Macquarie Park
towards Strathfield

History

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Main concourse, 2024

Macquarie University station opened on 23 February 2009 on the same date as the Chatswood to Epping line.[3][4]

Macquarie University station closed in September 2018 for seven months for conversion to a Sydney Metro station on the Sydney Metro Northwest line, which included the installation of platform screen doors. [5] It reopened on 26 May 2019.[6]

 
Platforms

Services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 Services to Sydenham [7]
2 Services to Tallawong

Macquarie University station is served by bus routes operated by Busways, CDC NSW and Transit Systems.[8]

Bus stops for Hillsbus routes and Transit Systems route 410 are located outside the station entrance. All other services stop at the nearby Macquarie Centre.

External image
  Macquarie University Bus Guide by Transport for NSW

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. ^ CityRail - Epping to Chatswood rail link CityRail
  4. ^ Macquarie University Station NSWrail.net
  5. ^ Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit Transport for NSW 19 September 2014
  6. ^ About Sydney Metro Sydney Metro
  7. ^ "M1: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  8. ^ Macquarie University Station Transport for NSW
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