Narwee railway station

Narwee railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the East Hills line, serving the Sydney suburb of Narwee. It is served by Sydney Trains' T8 Airport & South Line services.

Narwee
Station platform and building, August 2006
General information
LocationHannans Road, Narwee
Coordinates33°56′51″S 151°04′12″E / 33.947383°S 151.069946°E / -33.947383; 151.069946
Elevation42 metres (138 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)East Hills
Distance15.78 kilometres (9.81 mi) from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Status
  • Weekdays:

Staffed: 6am-7pm

  • Weekends and public holidays:
Staffed: 8am-4pm
Station codeNWE
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened21 December 1931
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2023[2]
  • 845,540 (year)
  • 2,317 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Riverwood
towards Revesby or Macarthur
Airport & South Line Beverly Hills
towards City Circle

History

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Narwee station opened on 21 December 1931 when the line was extended from Kingsgrove to East Hills.[3] The line was through the station was duplicated in 1948.[4]

In 2013, as part of the quadruplication of the line from Kingsgrove to Revesby, through lines were added on either side of the existing pair.[5]

Upgrades

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In September 2011, the bus stops and car park around the station were upgraded.[6] In November 2014, scoping began for a further upgrade.[7] The upgrade, which includes a new wheelchair-accessible lift and a new family-accessible toilet, was completed in December 2017.[8]

Platforms and services

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Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Central & the City Circle via the Airport [9]
2 services to Revesby
early morning & late night services to Macarthur
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U-Go Mobility operates three bus routes via Narwee station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Narwee station is served by one NightRide route:

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. ^ Narwee Station NSWrail.net
  4. ^ Narwee Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  5. ^ Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication Project Profile Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation
  6. ^ Narwee - Transport Interchange Upgrade Transport for NSW September 2011
  7. ^ "Narwee Station set for major upgrade". Transport for NSW. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. ^ Saulwick, Jacob (29 December 2017). "Sydney's rail station upgrade program passes halfway mark". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  9. ^ a b "T8: Airport & South line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  10. ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 940". Transport for NSW.
  11. ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 941". Transport for NSW.
  12. ^ "Punchbowl Bus Co route 944". Transport for NSW.
  13. ^ "N20 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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