Rooty Hill | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rooty Hill in November 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | North Parade, Rooty Hill, NSW Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′18″S 150°50′42″E / 33.77156389°S 150.8450944°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Holding Entity | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Main Western | ||||||||||
| Distance | 40.91 kilometres from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 roads | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 375 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | RYH | ||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 December 1861 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1940s | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 2,760 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink) | ||||||||||
| Rank | 92 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Rooty Hill railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Rooty Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western line services.
History
Rooty Hill station opened on 23 December 1861 as the terminus of the Main Western line when it was extended from Blacktown.[2] On 1 May 1862, the line was extended to St Marys. The station was rebuilt in the 1940s.[3]
The original Rooty Hill station
The station was upgraded in January 2020 and received a new footbridge and lifts.
Platforms and services
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to North Sydney, Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | [4] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | services to Gordon, Hornsby & Berowra via Central & Chatswood | Mainly used during peak hours[4] | |
| 3 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | Mainly used during peak hours[4] | |
| 4 | services to Penrith & Emu Plains | [4] |
Transport links
Busways operates three bus routes via Rooty Hill station, under contract to Transport for NSW:
- 738: to Eastern Creek[5]
- 756: Mount Druitt station to Blacktown station[6]
- 757: Mount Druitt station to Riverstone station[7]
References
- ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ↑ Rooty Hill Station NSWrail.net
- ↑ Rooty Hill Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
- 1 2 3 4 "T1: Western line timetable". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Busways route 738". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Busways route 756". Transport for NSW.
- ↑ "Busways route 757". Transport for NSW.
External links
Media related to Rooty Hill railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Rooty Hill station details Transport for New South Wales
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.