Waitara
Northbound view in November 2022
General information
LocationAlexandria Parade, Waitara
Coordinates33°42′36″S 151°06′16″E / 33.71011°S 151.10444°E / -33.71011; 151.10444
Elevation185 metres (607 ft)
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated bySydney Trains
Line(s)North Shore
Distance24.21 kilometres from Central
Platforms2 (1 island)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeWTA
WebsiteTransport for NSW
History
Opened20 April 1895
Rebuilt1909
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20133,000 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank81
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station
Wahroonga
towards City
 North Shore & Western Line Hornsby
towards Berowra

Waitara railway station is located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of Waitara. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services. And is the last station on the North Shore Line (Hornsby-Wynyard) that does not have a lift.

History

The original station in 1907.

Waitara station opened on 20 April 1895.[2] The original station was replaced by the present structure in 1909 when the line was duplicated.[3]

Waitara is one of a very few stations in Australia to have the origins of the name come from a Māori word. It means "pure water". It was suggested to the Railway Commissioner by Myles McRae, who had owned land at Hurstville called "Waitara," which he had purchased from G. B. Walker, a manager of a land company.

Platforms and services

Platform Line Stopping pattern Notes
1 services to Epping & Hornsby via Strathfield, Richmond, Penrith & Emu Plains [4]
2 services to Hornsby & Berowra [4]

CDC NSW operates one bus route via Waitara station, under contract to Transport for NSW:

Waitara station is served by one NightRide route:

References

  1. ↑ Bureau of Transport Statistics. "Train Statistics 2014" (PDF). Transport NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Waitara Station NSWrail.net
  3. ↑ Waitara Railway Station Group NSW Environment & Heritage
  4. 1 2 "T1: North Shore line timetable". Transport for NSW.
  5. ↑ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "N90 Nightride". Transport for NSW.
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