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.
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| Location | Corner Herring & Waterloo Roads, Macquarie Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′38″S 151°07′05″E / 33.777337°S 151.118075°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Metro Trains Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Metro North West Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 February 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2018/19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
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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]
Services
edit| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | Services to Sydenham | [7] | |
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| 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.
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 Macquarie University Bus Guide by Transport for NSW |
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.
- ^ CityRail - Epping to Chatswood rail link CityRail
- ^ Macquarie University Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Planning starts to convert Epping to Chatswood rail line to rapid transit Transport for NSW 19 September 2014
- ^ About Sydney Metro Sydney Metro
- ^ "M1: Metro North West line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Macquarie University Station Transport for NSW
External links
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Media related to Macquarie University railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Macquarie University station details Transport for New South Wales
- Video of the Opening and Sustainable Initiatives
