Pymble
Northbound view in January 2024
General information
LocationGrandview Street, Pymble
Coordinates33°44′41″S 151°08′32″E / 33.74479°S 151.14222°E / -33.74479; 151.14222
Elevation140 metres (460 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)North Shore
Distance18.90 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codePYB
History
Opened1 January 1890
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20133,150 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank77
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Gordon
towards City
North Shore & Western Line Turramurra
towards Berowra

Pymble railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Pymble. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services.

History

Pymble station opened on 1 January 1890 when the North Shore line opened from Hornsby to St Leonards.[2] The station was named after Robert Pymble who came from Herefordshire in 1821. He sold a part of his 600 acre estate which was granted to him in 1823 for capturing a bushranger which was built by convicts. When the line was opened, the kitchen of his old homestead was used as the ticket office, and the dining room as the waiting room. In those days hurricane lamps were left at the station in the morning to light travellers home at night. The cottage of one of Pymble's sons, James (a bachelor), was removed to make way for the railway, and was afterwards the home of a sergeant of police who was shot by an orchardist on 1st May, 1913.

The present island platform and station building were completed in 1909 in when the line was duplicated.[3] In March 2021, plans to improve the accessibility of the station were approved.[4] The upgrade featured three lifts, footpath upgrades, new handrails, and other features. The upgrade was completed in 2023.[5]

Services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Hornsby via Strathfield, Richmond, Penrith & Emu Plains
2 services to Hornsby & Berowra

CDC NSW operates two bus route via Pymble station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Pymble station is served by one NightRide route:

References

  1. Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. Pymble Station NSWrail.net
  3. Pymble Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. "Plans Approved for Pymble Station Accessibility Upgrade". Alister Henskens SC MP. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. NSW, Transport for (24 May 2019). "Pymble Station Upgrade". transport.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. Route 579 timetable Transport for NSW
  7. "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. Route N90 timetable Transport Info NSW
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