Telopea railway station was a railway station in Sydney, Australia, that was opened in 1925. It is located on the Carlingford line, and served the suburb of Telopea. It was served by Sydney Trains T6 Carlingford line services. The Carlingford railway line closed on 5 January 2020, and the station was demolished in May of that year.[2][better source needed]
Telopea | |||||||||||
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| commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 North-east bound view of station platform and building, December 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Adderton Road, Telopea Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°47′37″S 151°02′30″E / 33.793661°S 151.041636°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 64 metres (210 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Carlingford | ||||||||||
| Distance | 26.34 kilometres (16.37 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | 12 spaces | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
| Station code | TEA | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 June 1925 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 290 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 210 | ||||||||||
| services | |||||||||||
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History
editTelopea was an infill station, opening on 13 June 1925.[3]
The Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford railway line is being converted to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail project with the line closed on 5 January 2020.[4][5]
Platforms & former services
editAt the time the station closed, the platform had the following services:
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Carlingford services to Clyde |
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Transport links
editState Transit operated one bus route via Telopea station:
- 545: Parramatta station to Macquarie Park station via Eastwood[7]
Telopea railway station was served by one NightRide route:
References
edit- ^ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "T6 Carlingford Line closure for Parramatta Light Rail". Railpage. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Telopea Station NSWrail.net
- ^ T6 Carlingford Line closure for Parramatta Light Rail –Temporary Transport Plan Archived 10 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
- ^ "Parramatta Light Rail – How the preferred network was chosen". Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "T6: Carlingford line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "Busways route 545". Transport for NSW.
- ^ "N61 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
External links
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Media related to Telopea railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Telopia station details Transport for NSW
